February 4, 2025:
OpenAIs Operator: Promising but Needing Human Help - OpenAI's Operator, an AI agent for automating online tasks, shows potential but often needs human assistance. It can navigate websites and handle basic tasks, yet it faces challenges with autonomy, permissions, and information accuracy.
Some websites block Operator, and its periodic hallucinations can result in costly errors. Despite partnerships with companies like Instacart and eBay, these limitations underscore the need for more reliable AI models before fully independent AI agents are viable.
