OpenAI CEO Uses ChatGPT Work to Plan 9-Person Trip and Generate Website in One Prompt
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman used ChatGPT Work on his phone to plan a nine-person long weekend trip with a single prompt, generating three options and a full-stack discussion website. The product, launched on July 9 and powered by GPT-5.6 and Codex technology, is designed for complex multi-step tasks. OpenAI President Greg Brockman shared the post. Codex now has over five million weekly users, with over one million using it for non-programming tasks, and nearly 100% of OpenAI's teams use Work and Codex.
On July 26, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X that he used his phone to have ChatGPT Work plan a long weekend trip for nine people. His instruction was: use the entire chat history to find ideas for a long weekend with eight friends, plan three best options, build a full-stack website for the nine people to discuss and decide where to go, book it once agreed, and draft an email in Gmail. Altman said ChatGPT Work successfully executed these steps.
OpenAI launched ChatGPT Work on July 9, specializing in time-consuming, multi-step tasks. It uses Codex technology at its core, powered by the GPT-5.6 model. The product has multiple capabilities: plugins connect ChatGPT to external systems like Gmail, calendar, Google Drive, and Slack; the Sites function turns outputs or ideas into interactive sites and web applications supporting real-time data dashboards and project timelines, with automatic updates when data changes; scheduled tasks run on a plan or trigger conditions; and a review function checks key actions before execution.
OpenAI President Greg Brockman reposted the related tweet. Codex now has over five million weekly users, with over one million using it for non-programming tasks. Nearly 100% of OpenAI's teams, including finance and sales departments, use Work and Codex.
Since ChatGPT Work launched, users have applied it to daily chores such as booking restaurants, planning vacations, managing renovations, and scheduling family routines. Users can start tasks via phone or web browser, with conversations syncing. The mobile version supports scheduled tasks, automatically generating family plans and notifying users of changes.
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