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OpenAI: When AI Agents Use Computers Faster Than You

The a16z Show

Published
October 26, 2026
Duration
45:19
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Last updated
Nov 1, 2026

Discusses openai, agents.

Summary

AI agents are approaching a point where they can use computers faster than expert humans, turning the user interface itself into a universal way for AI to interact with software. OpenAI’s Ari Weinstein and James Sun argue that computer use is now entering its scaling moment, as better models, faster execution, and stronger safety controls make agents prac…

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AI agents are approaching a point where they can use computers faster than expert humans, turning the user interface itself into a universal way for AI to interact with software. OpenAI’s Ari Weinstein and James Sun argue that computer use is now entering its scaling moment, as better models, faster execution, and stronger safety controls make agents practical for more consumer and enterprise work.Ari and James join a16z’s Seema Amble and Fabrizio Serafini to explain how computer-using agents ar

Themes

  • openai
  • agents
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