Grok Bot Impresses but Lacks Local Computer Use, Sticking to Cloud Machines
mark_k · x · 2026-10-07
markk reports that Grok Bot is getting very good, but its main gap is local computer use: it currently focuses on xAI's cloud computer, which works well, yet users often want it to operate their own machines too — highlighting the cloud-sandbox vs. local-control gap in today's agent products.
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