Wowed by computer-use AI agents? Research says they’re “digital disasters” even for routine tasks

New research from UC Riverside found computer-use AI agents often push ahead with unsafe or irrational tasks, raising questions about whether today’s desktop agents are ready for sensitive everyday ...
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What is a computer use agent?

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 ...
TechRepublic

Microsoft’s New ‘Fara-7B’ AI Agent Rivals GPT-4o, Runs Locally on Your PC

Microsoft’s Fara-7B is a 7B-parameter computer-use agent that runs locally on PCs, rivals GPT-4o on web tasks, and adds safety checkpoints for risky actions. Microsoft has unveiled Fara-7B, a compact ...
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Where Computer Use Agents Actually Break, According to Neel Somani

The demos look remarkable. An AI agent opens a browser, navigates a website, fills out a form, and books a flight, all without a human touching the keyboard. Over the past several months, a wave of ...
Microsoft

New and improved: Computer-using agents, a new workflows experience, and real-time voice experiences

Explore what's new in Copilot Studio, May 2026: computer-using agents are now available, plus redesigned workflows and Work IQ extensibility.
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OpenCUA’s open source computer-use agents rival proprietary models from OpenAI and Anthropic

A new framework from researchers at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and collaborating institutions provides an open source foundation for creating robust AI agents that can operate computers. The ...

DTEX adds AI Risk Management to track how agents and employees use AI

Behavioral intelligence security company DTEX Systems Inc. today introduced an expanded AI Risk Management product that reads ...
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AI agents now operate computers and execute complex tasks

AI technology is advancing from chat-based assistants to autonomous agents capable of operating computers, executing multi-step tasks, and working across applications. Recent launches like Anthropic's ...
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Perplexity takes its ‘Computer’ AI agent into the enterprise, taking aim at Microsoft and Salesforce

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 ...
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Defending digital identity from computer-using agents (CUAs)

Hackers are using AI agents to outsmart old logins. It’s time to ditch passwords and move to phishing-proof credentials like passkeys. For years, organizations have relied on passwords and ...
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Microsoft lets Copilot Studio use a computer on its own

Microsoft has its own ‘computer use’ feature for AI agents to automatically use websites and apps. Microsoft has its own ‘computer use’ feature for AI agents to automatically use websites and apps. is ...