In BriefPosted:2:28 PM PST November 13, 2024Image Credits:JASON REDMOND/AFP / Getty ImagesOpenAIs take on AI agents could come in JanuaryOpenAI could release an AI agent tool as soon as January. Thats according to Bloomberg, which reports that OpenAI is close to launching software, code-named Operator, that can take direct actions on a persons computer. OpenAI is said to be planning to initially launch Operator as a research preview through its developer API.Operator would go up against Anthropics recently unveiled agent feature, Computer Use, and Googles rumored consumer-focused agent, among others. Its unclear whether OpenAIs will have any advantage; Bloomberg reports that it could take the form of a general-purpose tool that executes tasks in a web browser.The report on Operator arrived the same day as the release of OpenAIs policy paper with suggestions for the U.S. AI strategy. That paper reportedly proposes, among other things, that the federal government create AI-focused economic zones permitting work to build AI infrastructure, and the establishment of a bloc with U.S. allies to compete with China on AI.Topics