OpenAI is reportedly working towards transforming ChatGPT into an all-encompassing AI assistant capable of managing everyday tasks and acting on behalf of users. This ambitious plan, revealed through a confidential internal roadmap leaked during the ongoing antitrust case between Google and the U.S. Department of Justice in 2025, outlines OpenAI’s goal of turning ChatGPT into an intuitive digital companion integrated seamlessly across platforms.
According to the leaked document, OpenAI envisions ChatGPT—powered by its latest o3 model—as a “super assistant” with the ability to handle a wide array of responsibilities, from scheduling meetings and booking trips to interacting with software and reaching out to professionals. The assistant would be accessible across multiple surfaces including the ChatGPT web interface, mobile apps, email, voice assistants like Siri, and third-party platforms.
The document describes this next-generation assistant as an “entity” that’s tailored to each user and omnipresent. It combines broad functionality for routine tasks with deep expertise in more complex areas—especially programming—referred to in the roadmap as “T-shaped skills.”
“It’s T-shaped because it has broad capabilities for daily needs—like managing calendars, planning trips, sending emails—and deep expertise in difficult tasks like coding,” the document reads. “It’s an entity because it’s with you everywhere, always personalized.”
To support this level of autonomy, OpenAI is banking on advancements in models like o3, which it claims are now intelligent enough to handle complex, agent-like responsibilities. Tools like “Computer Use,” which would allow ChatGPT to directly interact with and control software interfaces, are also in development.
Another pillar of this long-term strategy is building a proprietary search index, which would enhance the assistant’s ability to navigate and take action across the web. This feature may be launched in the second half of 2025, although the leaked document provides limited detail.
Importantly, OpenAI emphasizes that ChatGPT is not intended to be a search engine, operating system, or browser. Instead, it wants to carve out a new space as a “personal AI agent” that becomes the primary digital interface for users’ day-to-day lives.
“We’re not trying to replace browsers or search engines outright,” the document states. “We’re aiming to solve more user needs over time, gradually becoming the go-to interface for everything.”
In terms of competition, OpenAI identifies two categories of rivals. In the short term, these include other AI chatbots like Claude, Gemini, and Copilot. But in the bigger picture, it sees itself competing with conventional web browsers, search engines, and even human interactions.
One unnamed competitor, believed to be Elon Musk’s Grok—which is embedded into X (formerly Twitter) and related platforms—is described in the document as particularly formidable due to its freedom from traditional business model constraints.
Despite these challenges, OpenAI lists several strategic advantages: rapid product growth, a strong brand identity, leading AI research and infrastructure, and a culture driven by agility, innovation, and self-disruption.
“We don’t depend on ad revenue, giving us flexibility in what we build,” the document concludes. “Our culture encourages fast execution and bold ideas. If we can preserve this, our edge will endure.”
