The new tool, called Operator, can shop for groceries or book a restaurant reservation. But it still needs help from humans.

OpenAI announced on Thursday that it is launching a research preview of Operator, a general-purpose AI agent that can take control of a web browser and perform tasks autonomously.

It can also ask follow-up questions to further personalize the tasks it completes, such as login information for other websites. Users can take control of the screen at any time.

The announcement confirms one of two rumors that circled the internet this week. The other was about superintelligence.

OpenAI said its ‘Operator’ agent went live for some users on Thursday, creating the ability for artificial intelligence to automate tasks such as buying groceries and filing expense reports.

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OpenAI just launched Operator, an AI agent capable of performing tasks autonomously, including filling out forms and ordering groceries.