OpenAI introduces Operator to automate tasks like vacation planning, restaurant reservations

• OpenAI introduces Operator to automate tasks such as vacation planning, restaurant reservations

  OpenAI on Thursday unveiled Operator, which it calls "an agent that can go to the web to perform tasks for you."
  
  CNBC - 5h
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  OpenAI Unveils New Agent Tool ‘Operator’

  The new tool, called Operator, can shop for groceries or book a restaurant reservation. But it still needs help from humans.
  
  The New York Times - 6h
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  OpenAI Launches Operator, Its First AI Agent

  Operator can search the web, move a cursor, click on webpages, and generally do much of what a human can do.
  
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  Meet OpenAI’s Operator, an AI agent that uses the web to book you dinner reservations, order tickets, compile grocery lists and more

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