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Re: Operator research preview

#11

Post by moralestapia »

Waiting for the "OpenAI has no moat" crowd to chime in while they keep releasing new features and dominating market share.

(And yeah, they just got half a trillion).

Edit: Downvote all you want, reality won't change.

Oh, what happened with "Scarlett Johansson will take down OpenAI because she invented speaking like a woman", literally nothing.

What about "AI will never replace Hollywood actors".

What about that time when "OpenAI was done because Ilya was leaving". What a bunch of fools, lmao. I'm not a fan of Sam Altman, but I'm also not deluded.

Re: Operator research preview

#13

Post by [deleted] »

Mond_ wrote: post #7

I wonder, did Google or Microsoft (via Github Copilot) release anything like this yet? I'd not be surprised if all of them are currently working on something in this direction. "Agents", or something like that.

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Re: Operator research preview

#14

Post by alach11 »

I don't know if I'm ready to hand over my grocery shopping (or date night planning) to an agent. But if pricing is reasonable, this could be a powerful alternative to normal RPA.

Instead of hardcoding some automation using Selenium, this would be a great option for automating repetitive tasks with legacy business software, which often lacks modern APIs.

Re: Operator research preview

#15

Post by minimaxir »

jsheard wrote: post #5

> We’re collaborating with companies like DoorDash, Instacart, OpenTable, Priceline, StubHub, Thumbtack, Uber, and others to ensure Operator addresses real-world needs while respecting established norms. If you're collaborating with the companies the agent is supposed to interact with, why not just have it hook into an API rather than jumping through hoops to interface with their GUI? I don't get it.

To train it better to generalize for websites that aren't capable for APIs.

Re: Operator research preview

#16

Post by kristofferR »

moralestapia wrote: post #11

Waiting for the "OpenAI has no moat" crowd to chime in while they keep releasing new features and dominating market share. (And yeah, they just got half a trillion ). Edit: Downvote all you want, reality won't change. Oh, what happened with "Scarlett Johansson will take down OpenAI because she invented speaking like a woman", literally nothing. What about "AI will never replace Hollywood actors". What about that time…

From what they've shown so far, this is just an old Anthropic feature.

They haven't got half a trillion either, look up more details. It's a wish they have, funding right now amounts to around $100 billion

Re: Operator research preview

#17

Post by hammock »

Mond_ wrote: post #7

I wonder, did Google or Microsoft (via Github Copilot) release anything like this yet? I'd not be surprised if all of them are currently working on something in this direction. "Agents", or something like that.

Google has had a similar, agentic feature on Pixel phones since 2018. (Back when people used to speak on the phone rather than do everything thru an app)

https://research.google/blog/google-duplex-an-ai-system-for-...

Re: Operator research preview

#18

Post by yoshicoder »

I am a little concerned with letting an AI agent that routinely hallucinates control my browser. I can't not watch it do the task, in case it messes up. So I am not sure what the value is versus me doing it myself.

Re: Operator research preview

#20

Post by celestialcheese »

alach11 wrote: post #14

I don't know if I'm ready to hand over my grocery shopping (or date night planning) to an agent. But if pricing is reasonable, this could be a powerful alternative to normal RPA. Instead of hardcoding some automation using Selenium, this would be a great option for automating repetitive tasks with legacy business software, which often lacks modern APIs.

Locked behind their $200/mo plan - definitely too much for me with the accuracy they're showing.
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