The project had been known for a few months under the code name “Operator“. Openai has finally officially unveiled its mysterious new tool, by presenting its first AI agent capable of performing concrete tasks on a computer. An additional step in the use of AI, which could change everything for users.
Operator, the AI that works for you
So far, it was impossible for Chatgpt to perform tasks on your computer. A fundamental difference with Operator, also based on the GPT-4O language model, but capable of carry out several actions in total autonomylike browsing the web, filling out forms or interacting with unknown interfaces, like a human user.
Operator’s singularity lies in its information processing process. Thanks to its model Computer-Using Agent (CUA), the Openai tool can indeed break down complex tasks into simple steps, and directly analyze pixels on the screen to understand what is displayed on a given interface, without specific APIs. More concretely, Operator will be able to control your mouse directly To use the computer for you, and perform a number of actions.
Very concrete uses
On paper, the new Openai toy looks like an episode of Black Mirror. On a daily basis, however, it could allow very real uses, especially on Automation of tedious tasks. We can imagine using it to send emails for us, make screenshots, compress images, save PDF, book an online restaurant and even schedule a delivery of shopping … all of these simple tasks can then be combined to carry out more complex missions.
Only defect: if Operator is already promising to surpass competition in terms of AI agent, its use will remain limited to use via browser and will require a premium subscription to 200 dollars per month. On the security side on the other hand, Openai wants to be reassuring. There will be no question of completely leaving the hand to artificial intelligence, since human confirmations will be necessary each time an action will imply external consequences to the host machine.
The AI era arrives
This stage marks a decisive turning point for AI. The arrival of independent agents capable of performing repetitive or tedious tasks for us, suggests a New management of working timewhere humans will focus on activities with high added value, while artificial intelligence will be commissioned to manage those that can be easily automated. Be careful, however, not to get carried away too quickly: technology is still in its infancy, and could only impose itself on the general public in several years.
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