Computer Use Is Solved; Specifying Goals Is the New Bottleneck for Agents
alishbaimran_ · x · 2026-10-23
The author argues that recent models' computer use capabilities are now impressive, and combined with agent-native interfaces (CLIs, APIs), the bottleneck has shifted from executing actions to specifying goals.
Defining what you actually want done turns out to be much harder than it sounds — a classic problem in team management, now repurposed for steering AI agents.
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