What the assistant can actually do beyond chatting, and why tool turns take longer.
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Beyond plain chat, the assistant can use real tools when a request calls for them:
Tool turns run in steps — search, read the results, maybe another step, then answer — and each step is a separate model round. You'll see progress cards as each tool runs, so you can follow what it's doing.
It can't act outside this conversation: no sending emails, no posting to social media, no logging into your accounts, no shopping or payments. Its tools reach the web, its own workspace, and its own compute — nothing logged in as you.
It also can't promise accuracy on its own. When a question depends on current facts, ask it to search, and check what it cites.
Didn't find it? Tell us what you were doing and we'll answer — and probably add it here.
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