The company says the CUA’s reasoning technique, which they call an “inner monologue,” helps the model understand intermediate steps and adapt to unexpected input. Under the hood, CUA takes screenshots ...

OpenAI has made its first major foray into AI agents with the release of a research preview for Operator. The AI assistant has the power to make autonomous decisions for users in their web browser, ...

Operator— that can go to the web to perform tasks for the user. The company explains, "using its own browser, it can look at a webpage and interact with it by typing, clicking, and scrolling." ...

Instead of relying on specialized APIs, the system uses screenshots for visual input and virtual mouse and keyboard actions to complete tasks.

It can also ask follow-up questions to further personalize the tasks it completes, such as login information for other websites. Users can take control of the screen at any time.