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What is OpenAI's stated ambition for AI agents according to this article?

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Drawn from Lutz Finger's Forbes column, LinkedIn writing, and Cornell teaching. Sources are cited inline so you can read the originals.

OpenAI aims to become the universal interface for all internet activity.

According to a recent OpenAI memo, their aim is to become the dominant interface for everything on the internet. Sam Altman’s vision is clear: he wants to be the agent for healthcare, finance, e-commerce, and many other areas. Some founders have described this vision as wanting to forward integrate into their business or be Everyone’s Agent, much like Amazon once wanted to be The Everything Store. OpenAI is extending the idea that Perplexity started with Shop Like a Pro to cover everything users do online.

— AI Agents - The Internet Is Being Rewritten - Survey Users Vs Brands? · Forbes


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