alt Hacker NewsWhere to go next? I don't think anyone has gotten close to automating everyday PC usage, likely via screen capture and raw keyboard+mouse inputs. Imagine how much bigger would that market be than vibecoding.
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tbh I don't think this use case is going to be as big as people seem to think
there are a lot of reasons, but in brief - I think AI desktop use is a product that the average person isn't going to get much value out of. to make an analogy - the creators of Segway thought people would buy them in large numbers, but it turned out most people don't mind walking manually (or at least, don't mind it enough to spend money on a scooter). I think makers of AI Desktop Use products are going to find out the same thing as it relates to everyday tasks like checking email and shopping.
Automating GUI use is a silly idea when the AI can do much of the same things by getting access to a *nix command line - which is how all coding models work. It matters when driving proprietary apps or browsing websites that aren't providing a clean machine-readable API, not really otherwise.