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Autonomy and agency

OpenAI introduces Operator for browser-based tasks

A public research preview gave an AI system the ability to navigate websites and complete repetitive browser tasks for users.

CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
TOWARD DOOM60confidence 90/100

Why it moved the index

Moving from answers to direct action expanded AI's ability to operate through the same interfaces used by human workers.

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Assessment history

  1. R1
    Toward 60 · confidence 90

    Initial source-backed launch assessment

    11 Aug 2026