What are Computer-Use Agents (CUA)?

  • AI agents operating on computer
    • Automated Task completion via GUIs, CLIs or APIs
    • Can be reactive or proatctive
  • Related concepts
    • Browser-use agents: limited to only tasks within a browser

Why CUAs?

  • Saving human efforts
    • Automation
  • Accessibility
  • Scale and Capability
    • Speed and scale impossible for a human
  • Assistance and Collaboration
    • Simplifying complex workflows and reducing cognitive load

CUA Types

  • Proactive vs reactive
  • Reactive: triggered by user request, executed on demand
  • Proactive: anticipates user request