The AI agent project GPT Researcher, developed by researchers at Columbia University, is capable of independently completing various types of web-based research tasks, generating detailed, accurate, and objective research reports. It utilizes gpt3.5-turbo-16k and gpt-4 to accomplish research tasks and features an easy-to-use interface and export functionality. The project's open-source nature allows anyone to use this intelligent agent for research work, significantly enhancing research efficiency.