What is a computer use agent? One of the big downsides of AI chatbots was that they were originally limited to their conversational interface, but that's now changing. With Claude computer use and ...

Anthropic has given its AI assistant Claude the ability to take direct control of a user’s desktop, opening applications, clicking through menus, and typing into fields the same way a person would.

For a brief period last year, it seemed that AI-powered gadgets like the Rabbit R1 were going to be the next big thing. People were fascinated by the idea of replacing their smartphones with tiny ...

Have you ever wished your computer could just understand what you want it to do—without the endless clicking, typing, and navigating? Whether it’s filling out a form, searching for something online, ...

Manus’s new desktop app can read, edit, and act on files and applications directly on a user’s machine. The launch puts Meta’s AI agent ambitions in direct competition with the open-source tool that ...

Google has moved “computer use” from a specialized model into Google Gemini 3.5 Flash, making agent-style control of browsers, apps, and desktop workflows a built-in capability instead of a separate ...

Perplexity, the AI-powered search company valued at $20 billion, announced on Wednesday at its inaugural Ask 2026 developer conference that its multi-model AI agent, Computer, is now available to ...

Agentic workflows can enable the next frontier of automation with computer-use agents and AI agents. The shift isn’t just about enhancing workflows—it’s about reimagining processes. AI agents with ...

Google has built Computer Use directly into Gemini 3.5 Flash, following a similar capability Anthropic introduced for Claude.