The announcement confirms one of two rumors that circled the internet this week. The other was about superintelligence.
So-called "computer use agents" are expected to be a major leap in AI that will allow bots to actually complete tasks on your behalf.
On Thursday, OpenAI released a research preview of " Operator ," a web automation tool that uses a new AI model called Computer-Using Agent (CUA) to control a web browser through a visual interface.