🐋 AI Agents Weekly: Operator, DeepSeek-R1, Top AI Dev News, Chain-of-Agents, AgentWorkflow

Operator, DeepSeek-R1, Top AI Dev News, Chain-of-Agents, AgentWorkflow

In today’s issue:

• OpenAI releases Operator agent

• DeepSeek-R1 competes with OpenAI’s o1

• Agentic framework for handling long-context tasks

• LlamaIndex releases a new AI agent framework, AgentWorkflow

• Grounding AI responses with Anthropic APIs

• Citation-powered web search by Perplexity

• The latest AI devs news, AI agent papers, tools, and much more.

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Top Stories

OpenAI Operator

OpenAI introduces Operator, a research preview of a browser-controlling agent available to Pro users in the U.S. Powered by the Computer-Using Agent (CUA) model, Operator can perform web-based tasks like filling forms, ordering groceries, and creating memes by interacting with graphical interfaces through typing, clicking, and scrolling. The agent leverages GPT-4o's vision capabilities and reinforcement learning to navigate websites without requiring API integrations.

The system includes multiple safety features, including user takeover mode for sensitive information, task limitations, and defenses against malicious websites. OpenAI is partnering with companies like DoorDash, Instacart, and Uber to refine the technology, while also exploring public sector applications. Future plans include releasing CUA through an API, enhancing capabilities, and expanding access to Plus, Team, and Enterprise users.

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