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Understanding ChatGPT Work
Simon Willison walks through ChatGPT Work: announced by OpenAI on July 9th and iterated furiously since — in his words, "an extraordinarily confusing and very powerful product." The post lays out what he has figured out so far.
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THE STORY · The original
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- Originalcreator self-reporthttps://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/30/understanding-chatgpt-work/
Why it is worth understanding
The value: a practitioner mapped ChatGPT Work's capability edge while it iterates weekly — what it can take over and what it cannot, saving your first round of trial and error; it marks OpenAI's move from chat box to work surface. Opportunity: decide early which workflow parts move. Limits: personal trial notes, not docs; weekly iteration dates specifics — recheck on your own tasks first.
Conditions and limitations
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THE THREAD · Full timeline
1 event, every row traceable.
A card accumulates records as its story develops: new corroborators, market contrasts, material changes at the original — each dated and linked to its archive day.
- Added to BitShovelEntered the BitShovel radar: same-story across Simon Willison's weblog, AIHOT featured (15/30 entries visible at collection).
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SOURCES · Sources and evidence
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- Simon Willison's weblog original, carried same-story by Simon Willison's weblog, AIHOT featuredScope not documented
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