What’s new: After much anticipation, OpenAI has launched Operator, its first AI agent. This web app can handle simple online tasks like booking concert tickets or filling a grocery order. It’s powered by the Computer-Using Agent (CUA), which builds on OpenAI’s advanced GPT-4o model.
Why it matters: OpenAI asserts that Operator outshines competing tools from companies like Anthropic and Google DeepMind. This indicates a growing trend in AI development focused on agent-based models. It seems the race for AI leadership is heating up, and our computer screens are at the center of it all.
—Will Douglas Heaven
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What’s next for robots
—James O’Donnell
In my chats about robots, I’ve noticed people generally fall into three groups. Some are excited about a future where robots handle tasks like cooking and surgery. Others worry about job losses and safety issues as humans and machines coexist. The largest group, however, is just not impressed. Since the debut of robotic arms in factories in the 1960s, many promises have gone unfulfilled.
This year, though, even skeptics might find reasons to pay attention. There’s a lot happening in the world of robotics, and it could spark some interest. Let’s see what unfolds.
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