What is OpenAI GPT-6 Pro parallel agents in ChatGPT?

Software agents are programs that act on behalf of a user or another program. One hard problem in this area is that a single agent can struggle with tasks that are too large for it, so researchers study systems where several agents work together. OpenAI's release notes describe a similar setup inside the ChatGPT assistant: in the chat tab, OpenAI's release notes say the GPT-6 Pro model offers multiple agents that can work on different parts of a task at the same time, and that this update is rolling out to eligible Pro users. Per OpenAI's release notes, users can follow the agents' progress in the conversation and open completed tasks to see what each agent did. OpenAI also lists faster responses and improved use of plugins and tools in the same update.

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