OpenAI's Deep Research: AI-Powered Research Agent

OpenAI launched Deep Research, a new AI research agent integrated into ChatGPT, on February 3, 2025. This tool automates complex online research tasks, producing cited reports in 5-30 minutes. Initially available to ChatGPT Pro subscribers for $200/month, with a 100-query limit, access will expand to other users. Deep Research utilizes the upcoming "o3" reasoning model and aims to improve research efficiency, although concerns about misinformation and originality remain. The launch comes amidst increased competition from other AI companies like DeepSeek and Google.