ChatGPT Prism & The Rise of the AI ‘Operating Layer’: Beyond the Chatbot (2026 Outlook)

ChatGPT Prism & The Rise of the AI ‘Operating Layer’: Beyond the Chatbot (2026 Outlook)

Mathew
29 January 2026

As of January 2026, ChatGPT has evolved beyond a chatbot into a proactive 'Operating Layer' with the launch of the Prism workspace, the autonomous 'Operator' agent, and the reasoning-heavy GPT-5.2 Thinking model.