Next AI adoption wave will be computer use: Astra already automates real office workflows, argues thread
zephyr_z9 · x · 2026-09-10
A thread argues AI pessimists miss that new model capabilities reset the adoption curve: chatbots after ChatGPT, coding agents next, and computer use driving the third wave. Astra has reached near-automation usefulness — the author delegates expenses, Airtable, Google Docs, calendar, and iMessages to it. Since most corporate workflows are just copying data between SaaS apps, pointing Astra at a billing team's process already works.
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