Now everyone can put data to work

OpenAI has announced the launch of the Data agent in ChatGPT Work, a new feature designed to help employees across businesses answer data-driven questions without writing queries or learning new analytics tools. According to OpenAI, the agent connects directly to approved company data sources such as Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery, Databricks, Snowflake, MongoDB, and others, while also incorporating files from Google Drive and SharePoint. By leveraging an organization's business terms, metric definitions, and semantic layers, the agent interprets data accurately while enforcing existing account permissions, including table, row, and column restrictions managed by enterprise administrators. Users can direct and refine the analysis through natural conversation, review the underlying evidence, and turn findings into interactive dashboards with built-in visualizations. The tool also interoperates with external platforms like Power BI, Tableau, and ThoughtSpot, and can share insights via Slack or email. OpenAI reports that nearly all of its product team and over two-thirds of its go-to-market organization already use data agents internally. Early Alpha program participants, including NTT Data, Thermo Fisher, and ServicePiston, are currently using the agent to evaluate sales, spending, and staffing decisions. Administrators can enable and configure the Data agent and its associated source plugins through ChatGPT Work workspace settings.