Nov 14, 2024 15:00:00

OpenAI plans to release an AI agent called 'Operator' to operate PCs on behalf of humans in January 2025

Bloomberg reported that OpenAI is developing an AI codenamed 'Operator' as an 'autonomous AI agent' that will perform multi-step tasks on behalf of users, and plans to release it as a research preview in January 2025.

OpenAI Nears Launch of AI Agents to Automate Tasks For Users - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-13/openai-nears-launch-of-ai-agents-to-automate-tasks-for-users

OpenAI reportedly plans to launch an AI agent early next year - The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/13/24295879/openai-agent-operator-autonomous-ai

OpenAI has been developing an autonomous AI agent called an 'operator,' and at an internal meeting held on November 13, 2024, a senior executive said that the company would 'release it as a research preview in January 2025.'

An autonomous AI agent called Claude from Anthropic has already been given the ability to use computers, allowing users to simply ask the agent to 'make plans to watch the sunrise' and perform tasks across multiple apps, such as searching in a browser, finding a route in a map app, or writing an event in a calendar app.

Chat AI 'Claude' will have the ability to automatically operate a PC & an improved version of 'Claude 3.5 Sonnet' and a lightweight model 'Claude 3.5 Haiku' will also be released - GIGAZINE

Google plans to release 'Jarvis' in December 2024 as an autonomous AI agent that is limited to operations completed on the browser.

Google plans to introduce AI feature 'Jarvis' to Chrome that will allow users to 'book flights' and 'purchase products' in the browser - GIGAZINE

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has said that ' the next big breakthrough is agents ,' showing the company's focus on agents.

While it's unclear when the operator will ultimately be released to consumers, the ability for AI to operate a PC and actively solve problems is a major turning point.