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Developers and researchers in need of a tool to explore and build upon AI-driven web automation tools that interact with websites in a human-like manner
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The Open Computer Agent is a browser-based AI assistant developed by Hugging Face that automates web interactions such as browsing, form-filling, and data retrieval. It leverages vision-language models like Qwen-VL to simulate mouse and keyboard actions, enabling tasks like booking tickets, checking store hours, and finding directions. Operating within a web browser, the agent can locate and interact with webpage elements using their image coordinates. As part of Hugging Face's smolagents project, it emphasizes flexibility and transparency, offering an open-source platform for developers to inspect, modify, and build upon for niche applications. While still in its early stages and facing challenges, the agent represents a new approach to AI as an active digital assistant, capable of performing online tasks without direct user input.
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Hugging Face
Founded: 2016
United States
huggingface.co/spaces/smolagents/computer-agent
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