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OpenAI Reportedly Builds Agent Features as Grok Bot Pushes AI Teammates Into the Workplace

September 22, 2026 at 00:37 EDT

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OpenAI is reportedly developing new agent features aimed at competing more directly with Grok Bot, SpaceXAI's beta product for persistent AI teammates that can work across apps and websites. The effort, described by The Information, signals that the next front in consumer and workplace AI is shifting from chat windows to delegated, long-running agents.

Sept. 22, 2026 · OpenAI

The agent race moves beyond chat

OpenAI is reportedly developing features to answer Grok Bot, as AI assistants shift toward persistent teammates that can run work across apps, websites, and cloud computers.

46.4%

ChatGPT assistant market share at the end of May 2026

80.6%

Sampled Codex users with at least one 30-minute-plus task

99.8%

Weekly OpenAI output tokens generated in Codex

Assistant share is no longer a one-player market

46.4%

ChatGPT

27.7%

Gemini

10.3%

Claude

Each stacked segment represents about seven percentage points, showing ChatGPT still ahead but no longer above half the measured assistant market.

What the new agent pattern looks like

MessageAssign work like a teammate

→

OperateUse apps, tools, and websites

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EscalateAsk humans for judgment calls

Why users like it

Persistent agents can keep working after handoff, coordinate in parallel, and handle multi-app routines that are awkward inside a normal chat session.

What still needs proof

Reliability, permissions, audit logs, and enterprise governance become harder when agents can act across real accounts and workplace systems.

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