ChatGPT Work Data agent: Ask company data questions and build dashboards without queries
OpenAI's Data agent connects approved enterprise sources, analyzes metrics, builds dashboards, and carries existing data permissions into each query.
Data agent is a ChatGPT Work plugin that answers questions using approved company data and context, creates interactive dashboards, and can propose or perform connected actions after approval. Administrators choose data sources, roles, and who can use them.
Best for: Analytics, sales, finance, and operations teams with governed warehouses or BI systems.Points for a team pilot
What changed
Business users can ask natural-language questions, continue an investigation, and create dashboards that can be edited, shared, and refreshed. The agent can use semantic layers, metric definitions, and trusted data relationships.
Availability and limits
OpenAI lists Data in the ChatGPT Work Plugins directory. Administrators install it through Workspace settings > Plugins and configure each relevant data-source plugin. A ChatGPT Work account does not automatically grant access to every database; each system still needs an account, permissions, and a connection.
Implications for Thai organizations
This may reduce reporting queues, but quality depends on stable KPI definitions and data structure. Begin with a dashboard that has known answers, test Thai dimension names, and record the time period behind each answer.
Dates and evidence
The source lists September 10, 2026 as the announcement and launch date. No separate source-update date was found.
Before getting started
- Approve datasets and data owners
- Test row and column access with different roles
- Lock KPI definitions and data windows
- Require approval for consequential actions
- Validate answers before sharing dashboards
Frequently asked questions
Does it require SQL?
The announcement emphasizes natural language, but data teams still need to configure sources, permissions, semantic layers, and validation.
Can a connected user see everything?
OpenAI says queries enforce the connected account's existing table, row, and column restrictions.
Sources used for verification
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