Ep 771: ChatGPT Workspace Agents: How to Use OpenAI’s Most Overlooked New Feature

Did you ACTUALLY MISS OpenAI’s big Workspace Agents announcement? 🤔

You might have. 

Sandwiched between huge announcements like GPT-5.5 and Images 2, OpenAI’s crazy powerful Workspace Agents didn’t get much media or human attention since release. 

That’s one reason why we HAVE to go live and show you the basics of how they work, why you should be using them, and the best practices to start converting your manual workflows into Workspace Agents today. 

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Topics Covered in This Episode:

1. OpenAI Workspace Agents Release Overview
2. Workspace Agents vs GPTs vs Codex
3. How to Build Workspace Agents Step-by-Step
4. Teams-Only Access and Pricing Updates
5. Workspace Agents Features and Capabilities
6. Integration With Apps, Skills, and Slack
7. Cloud-Based Automation and Scheduled Triggers
8. Governance, Observability, and Persistent Memory
9. Best Practices for Automating Manual Workflows
10. Migration: GPT Conversion to Workspace Agents

Timestamps:

00:00 Recapping OpenAI's recent releases

03:50 Introduction to Everyday AI podcast

07:37 Exploring the new agents feature

10:23 Automating newsletter data analysis

13:01 Using the custom GPT builder

16:15 Using workspace agents in Slack

20:50 Using workspace agents

24:56 Workspace agent control and governance

28:28 Managing connected apps and workflows

31:04 Discussing new AI tools and features

35:51 Setting up workspace agents easily

37:06 Discussing AI and workspace agents

Keywords: 

ChatGPT workspace agents, OpenAI workspace agents, drag and drop agent builder, team agent sharing, Slack integration, read and write capabilities, audit AI workflow, Codex-powered agents, business automation, agent builder, app connectivity, custom MCP, pricing update, usage-based pricing, 

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