Apps and agents: ChatGPT’s new superpowers

This week: The biggest news from OpenAI’s DevDay, collaboration tips, and my favorite AI notetaker.

AI Operators,

In this week's newsletter, we’re focused on the latest updates from OpenAI.

After tuning in to the DevDay announcements on Monday, I realized they’re showing us where everything is heading.

I think we’re about to see plenty more app connections, and, of course, advanced agentic capabilities. In practice, this means your AI tools will take more action and play a bigger role in your daily work.

This week, I’ll show you how to put these new powers to work and use shared projects to collaborate with your team.

Today at a glance:

  • News: OpenAI launches apps in ChatGPT and AgentKit for building agents. Sam Altman weighs in on what’s coming next.

  • Guide: Improve team collaboration with shared ChatGPT projects.

  • Media: My video breakdown of OpenAI’s recent DevDay.

  • Tool: The AI notepad I use for meetings.

News: 

Apps in ChatGPT

OpenAI just launched apps inside ChatGPT, so you can now talk to Spotify, Canva, Figma, and other tools, right in your chat.

ChatGPT can suggest a relevant app according to your prompt, or you can summon it by name.

For example, if you say "Spotify, make a focus time playlist", it will call up Spotify and start creating the playlist in your chat.

Developers can now build their own apps with the Apps SDK, an open standard built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

I see this as a huge development, allowing us to control multiple apps through ChatGPT. The connectivity aspect is giving it an edge over competitors.

AgentKit: building agents in ChatGPT

OpenAI also announced AgentKit, a tool for building AI agents without complex coding.

It’s a drag and drop builder to create workflows visually, where you can design working agents to handle things like deep research and customer support.

And, with the ChatKit, you can add chat-based AI to your website or app quickly.

The builder is impressive but not perfect. It won't replace automation tools like n8n yet.

Sam Altman shares his thoughts

In an interview with Rowan Cheung, founder of The Rundown, Sam Altman discussed the launches and the future of AI agents and work.

He said:

  • Novel discovery with AI is already happening, with scientists using the tool for breakthroughs.

  • The future of work may look “less like work” compared to now.

  • Codex is close to being able to autonomously perform a week of work.

  • Because of agentic advances, a zero-person, billion-dollar startup entirely created by a prompt might be possible in the future.

You can watch the full interview here:

One Guide :

Better collaboration in ChatGPT with shared projects

ChatGPT isn’t Notion—you can’t have five people editing a doc in real time.

But, with shared projects, ChatGPT just made collaboration much smoother.

Now, you can share entire projects complete with instructions, files, and multiple chat threads, making ChatGPT a more effective collaborative space ****for teams.

🚀 What’s new: project-level sharing

Before, each chat lived in isolation.

Now, you can bring your entire team into a shared workspace where everyone can:

  • Chat in the same project

  • Edit instructions and files

  • Add or organize multiple chat threads

  • Build a shared knowledge base directly inside ChatGPT

1. Create and share a project

  1. Create a new project

    • Click New Project and give it a name — for example, YouTube Content Plan.

    • Choose Project-only memory (since shared projects can’t use your personal memory).

  2. Add your instructions & files

    • Use markdown for clear formatting (# Heading 1, ## Heading 2, etc.).

    • Upload relevant documents, scripts, or assets your team will need.

  3. Share your project

    • Click the Share button in the top-right corner.

    • Invite teammates by name or email.

    • Choose their access level:

      • Can Chat: View and collaborate inside chats

      • Can Edit: Full control — edit instructions, upload files, etc.

    You can limit access to invited members only or open sharing to anyone in your workspace domain (e.g., @aioperator.com).

2. How team collaboration works

Once invited, teammates receive an email notification from ChatGPT.

If they don’t, they can enable notifications in Settings → Notifications → Project Email Notifications (on by default).

Inside a shared project, everyone can:

  • Start new chats

  • Edit or add project instructions

  • Upload files (like video transcripts or scripts)

  • Tag custom GPTs or use prompts within that project

3. Permissions, options, and current limitations

  • You can rename or delete projects you own, but shared collaborators only see the option to leave project.

  • For now, custom GPTs inside shared projects don’t appear in the main chat thread (they run separately).

4. Why it matters

With these collaborative features, you and your team can work together on:

  • Content strategies

  • Marketing campaigns

  • Training materials

  • Client deliverables

  • Product documentation

Or just about any other project you can think of.

Instead of jumping between Notion, Google Docs, and ChatGPT, you can now plan, create, and iterate all in one place.

What’s next?

We may soon see custom actions, project automations, and co-editing code or documents inside ChatGPT.

This adds incredible value to ChatGPT for teams who adopt the AI-First Mindset, and learn how to make AI their superpower.

One Media:

In this week’s video, I dive into all the releases from OpenAI’s DevDay and share my thoughts on what it all means.

Watch my full breakdown here:

One Tool:

I’ve tested countless AI meeting notetakers, but Granola stands out.

It’s fast and beautifully simple. Instead of creating a full transcript or long, messy notes (that nobody goes back to read) it listens and instantly generates clear, structured summaries that highlight key points and next actions.

It’s perfect for fast-paced team syncs or client calls where you can’t afford to miss the crucial details.

I love that it doesn’t overwhelm you with features or try to be too clever. It just gives you what you need: concise, human-sounding notes you can trust.

It’s the kind of tool that quietly makes your day more efficient, and that’s exactly the type of AI I like to see in every workflow.

Features:

  • AI Notepad for all your meeting notes

  • Chat mode to answer questions or get you up to speed before or after a call

  • Extract action items.

  • Review decisions and pull up insights in a flash

  • Convenient iPhone app for notes on the go.

Granola promises to “turn your raw meeting notes into something awesome”.

Give it a try today.

TL;DR:

  • OpenAI enhances connectivity and automation, launching app connections and agent builder.

  • Sam Altman explains how the future of work will drastically shift.

  • ChatGPT’s shared projects help you collaborate more effectively.

  • I share my thoughts and predictions in response to the OpenAI updates on my YouTube channel.

  • Granola: the most practical AI meeting notes tool I’ve tried.