There’s a new AI agent ready to browse the web and fill in forms without the need to touch your mouse

• Hugging Face has debuted an AI tool for navigating the web on your behalf
• The Open Computer Agent uses a real web browser to complete tasks like getting directions or booking tickets
• The agent and its open-source demo can see what's on screen, click buttons, fill out forms, and move step-by-step through tasks like a human

Hugging Face has introduced its own take on the growing number of semi-independent AI agents that can run online errands for people. The new and free (if limited) Open Computer Agent is like having a personal assistant living inside your web browser.

Part of the company’s ongoing “smolagents” initiative, the Open Computer Agent can engage with websites and apps like you would, handling an invisible mouse and keyboard to complete requests. The AI can open a browser, type things into forms, click buttons, and more. Ask it to find directions, and it’ll go to Google Maps, enter the origin and destination, and show you the route like a dutiful digital chauffeur.

You can try it yourself with the live demo. Fair warning, its popularity is causing some delays and errors due to a backlog.

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