Apparently, the Hugging Face team has unveiled an AI agent that's free to use and hosted on the cloud. Now, before you get too excited, it should be noted that the pace of the agent is a tad slow, and it tends to fumble here and there.

Named the Open Computer Agent, it can be accessed over the web. Similar to a personal assistant, the agent functions out of a Linux virtual machine that comes equipped with several applications like Firefox. Ever wanted to find a place using Google Maps but had no time to do it yourself? Its working mechanism is somewhat akin to the OpenAI’s Operator. Simply instruct it to, for example, “Locate Hugging Face HQ in Paris on Google Maps” and watch as it effortlessly carries out the task.

Admittedly, the Open Computer Agent excels at fulfilling straightforward requests, but has a harder time processing complex ones, such as hunting for flight details. An added downside is that when it collides with CAPTCHA tests, it's mostly unable to crack them.

Being in a virtual line to utilize the Open Computer Agent needs time; depending upon demand, this could take anything from a few seconds to several minutes.

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The Hugging Face team's intent, however, did not include creating an impeccable computer-using agent. Their aim was more toward illustrating the expanding abilities of open AI models that are economical to operate on cloud platforms.

These vision models are coming to a point where they can fuel intricate workings, said Aymeric Roucher, a member of the agents team at Hugging Face, in a post on X. These models with grounded (ability to find any element by coordinates in an image) features can interact virtually.

Despite its imperfections, the sophisticated technology behind these agents has attracted numerous investments. Businesses are looking to harness them to heighten productivity, with a recent survey by KPMG highlighting that 65% of firms are experimenting with AI agents. Markets and Markets projection foresees the AI agent segment surging from $7.84 billion in 2025 to a massive $52.62 billion by 2030.