Working Notes on Agent Systems/Brad Zhang

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At present, the most common scenario for GPT Work is to access more common external tools to automate fixed

At present, the most common scenario for GPT Work is to access more common external tools to automate fixed and complex processes, such as reading the contents of my...

July 20, 2026 · 1 min read

At present, the most common scenario for GPT Work is to access more common external tools to automate fixed and complex processes, such as reading the contents of my recent week's Gmail mailbox to summarize such tasks.

I often forget that GPT Work has solved such needs well.

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