ChatGPT just got a workplace and Microsoft should probably pay attention

ChatGPT just got a workplace and Microsoft should probably pay attention

By Moinak Pal
Publication Date: 2026-09-30 01:00:00

OpenAI is turning ChatGPT into something that looks increasingly like a workplace platform. At its Dev Day conference in San Francisco, the company introduced Space, a shared workspace where coworkers can work with each other, ChatGPT and AI agents on projects.

Space is the centrepiece of a broader set of workplace features that also includes Pages, collaborative Slides, expanded plugins and automations. Together, the tools show how OpenAI wants ChatGPT to move beyond answering questions and become a place where people actually create and manage work.

Space brings coworkers, files and AI agents into one place

The main idea behind Space is fairly simple: instead of keeping workplace conversations, documents and AI assistance in separate applications, teams can bring them together inside ChatGPT.

OpenAI describes Space as a shared environment where coworkers can collaborate with ChatGPT and with Dots, its newly launched AI agent personas that can carry out tasks on…