Yash Kumar's Chatgpt Agent 2025: OpenAI recently introduced a new capability in its chatbot ChatGPT - the ChatGPT Agent, which can semi-autonomously perform digital tasks without requiring constant user intervention. The project is currently being led by Yash Kumar, a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad.
The new ChatGPT Agent is designed to handle tasks from start to finish - whether it's preparing meal plans, booking tickets, or summarizing meetings on your calendar.
The agent can think, plan, and act on the user's behalf using its own virtual computer. It switches between browsers, applications, and terminals to complete tasks end-to-end.
The tool is now available to users, but it remains a work in progress and continues to be improved.
All About Yash Kumar- Educational and Corporate Background
Yash Kumar, an Indian-origin technologist, is a Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI's San Francisco headquarters and currently serves as the project lead for the ChatGPT Agent. He joined OpenAI in 2023 and previously worked at several well-known companies, including Google, where he spent eight years, and DoorDash.
He earned his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from IIT Hyderabad in 2011.
In his previous roles, Yash primarily led engineering teams - including serving as head of the merchant engineering division at DoorDash and overseeing engineering, product, and design teams at Scratch.
While the ChatGPT Agent is nearly autonomous, it still requires user approval for high-stakes actions such as purchases or logging into certain websites.