A team at Hugging Face released a free, cloud-hosted computer AI "agent". But please note: this is dull and occasionally makes mistakes.

The proxy that embraces Face is called an "Open Computer Agent" and can be accessed over the network and can use preloaded Linux virtual machines, including Firefox. Similar to OpenAI's operators, you can prompt to turn on the computer agent to complete a task - for example, "Find the hug face headquarters in Paris with Google Maps" - and sit down when the agent opens the necessary programs and determines the required steps.

A computer agent that opens handles simple requests very well. However, more complex methods (such as looking for flights) tripped in TechCrunch's tests. Opened computer agents also often encounter unresolved validation tests.

You also have to wait for the virtual queue to use the open computer agent - queueing seconds to minutes long depending on your needs.

Of course, the goal of embracing faces is not to build state-of-the-art computer agents. Instead, they want to prove that open AI models are becoming increasingly capable - and can run cheaper on cloud infrastructure.

“As visual models become more capable, they become able to power complex agent workflows,” wrote Ameryic Roucher, a member of the agent team that embraces the face in an article on X.

While it’s far from perfect, agency technology is attracting more and more investment as businesses seek to increase productivity. According to a recent KPMG survey, 65% of companies are trying AI agents. Markets and market forecasts that the AI ​​agent division will grow from $7.84 billion in 2025 to $52.62 billion in 2030.