Reddit user: I don't want an AI assistant, I want AI that operates my computer for me
RGrayEsq · reddit · 2026-10-07
A Reddit post from a self-described average computer user is resonating: he doesn't want step-by-step instructions from AI assistants, he wants the AI to actually do the task. Using a missing package as an example, he'd want the AI to visit the site, find his order, contact customer service, fill out forms, and follow up autonomously.
He's not asking for safeguards to be removed—just a user-controlled authority dial—and argues millions of people would pay for this. The post highlights the gap between today's instruction-giving assistants and true computer-use agents.
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