
-
Yoon to become South Korea's first sitting president to go on criminal trial
-
NFL projects huge salary cap jump for 2025 season
-
Groups launch first green lawsuits against new Trump administration
-
Venus Williams, Kvitova issued wildcards for Indian Wells
-
Heartbreaking day ahead for Israel, says Netanyahu
-
US Fed officials worried Trump policies could hinder inflation fight: minutes
-
Dortmund ease into Champions League last 16 after Sporting stalemate
-
Apple adds lower-price iPhone 16e to line-up
-
Latin America's 'terrorist' cartels in Trump's sights
-
EU trade chief says bloc will respond swiftly to US tariffs
-
MLB to launch pre-season testing of automated ball-strike calls
-
Hamilton confident of Ferrari glory after taking wheel of new F1 car
-
Trump brands Zelensky 'a dictator'
-
Alcaraz fends off Nardi to make Qatar quarters
-
Trump brands Zelensky a 'dictator' as clash deepens
-
NFL returns to Brazil in 2025 with Chargers to play in week one
-
Sabalenka 'all over the place' in Dubai exit
-
Syrian Jews say held first group prayer in decades in Damascus synagogue
-
New Zealand spoil historic day for Pakistan in Champions Trophy
-
Ikea hopes for furniture market improvement in 2026
-
Game, set, hate: WTA stars reveal fears after Raducanu's Dubai shock
-
Trump auto tariff threat prompts pushback in Germany
-
Gatland 'hurting' after exit as Wales rugby coach
-
Sabalenka thrashed in Dubai as Paolini's title defence ends
-
Arsenal post £17.7m loss despite record revenues
-
Global glacier melt is accelerating, scientists say
-
England to face Senegal and Wales in 2025 friendlies
-
Canada announces first high-speed rail: Toronto to Quebec City
-
Burundi, Uganda manoeuvre as DR Congo violence spreads
-
Macron holds new emergency talks on Ukraine
-
Call for 'maximum' sentence for Bosnian Serb leader
-
Putin hails US-Russia talks as Zelensky-Trump spat deepens
-
Prosecutors want Napoli and owner to stand trial over suspected Osimhen transfer fraud
-
Caretaker boss Sherratt set to shake up Wales for Ireland clash
-
Tajikistan to publish new dress 'guidelines' for women
-
Clement gets stay of execution at Rangers despite 'disastrous' cup exit
-
'Classy' Gill key for Champions Trophy, says India captain
-
Historic day as Pakistan host first international cricket tournament for three decades
-
Ailing pope's obstinacy a blessing or a curse?
-
Lookman blasts coach's penalty barbs after Atalanta's Champions League exit
-
Stock markets skid after Trump threatens auto tariffs
-
Man Utd spent £14.5m on sackings including Ten Hag and Ashworth
-
Lights, camera, resistance. Trump looms over anxious film industry
-
Do look up: How Earth can defend itself against asteroid
-
Pogacar powers into UAE Tour lead
-
Manchester United spent £14.5 mln on sackings including Ten Hag and Ashworth
-
Hamas says ready to free all hostages at once in Gaza truce phase two
-
Young, Latham lead New Zealand charge in Champions Trophy opener
-
France's Senate backs move to ban headscarf in sport
-
Harlequins sign Argentina's Petti for 2025/26 season

OpenAI unveils 'Operator' agent that handles web tasks
OpenAI on Thursday introduced an artificial intelligence program called "Operator" that can tend to online tasks such as ordering items or filling out forms.
Operator can look up web pages and interact with them by typing, clicking, or scrolling the way a person might, according to OpenAI.
"Operator can be asked to handle a wide variety of repetitive browser tasks such as filling out forms, ordering groceries, and even creating memes," OpenAI said in an online post.
"The ability to use the same interfaces and tools that humans interact with on a daily basis broadens the utility of AI, helping people save time on everyday tasks while opening up new engagement opportunities for businesses."
An AI "agent," the latest Silicon Valley trend, is a digital helper that is supposed to sense surroundings, make decisions, and take actions to achieve specific goals.
Google in December announced agent capabilities with the launch of Gemini 2.0, its most advanced artificial intelligence model to date.
AI race rival Anthropic two months earlier added a "computer use" feature to its Claude frontier AI model in an experimental public beta phase.
"Developers can direct Claude to use computers the way people do—by looking at a screen, moving a cursor, clicking buttons, and typing text," Anthropic said in a post at the time, cautioning that it was a work in progress.
OpenAI described Operator as one of its first AI agents capable of doing work for people independently, designed to complete tasks it is given.
Operator is available only to US users who pay for Pro subscriptions to the OpenAI service "to ensure a safe and iterative rollout," OpenAI said.
"If it encounters challenges or makes mistakes, Operator can leverage its reasoning capabilities to self-correct," OpenAI said.
"When it gets stuck and needs assistance, it simply hands control back to the user."
Operator is trained to ask the user to take over for tasks that require login, payment details, or when solving "CAPTCHA" security challenges intended to distinguish between people and software online, according to OpenAI.
"Users can have Operator run multiple tasks simultaneously by creating new conversations, like ordering a personalized enamel mug on Etsy while booking a campsite on Hipcamp," OpenAI said.
J.Horn--BTB