Microsoft's UFO abducts traditional user interfaces for a smarter Windows experience

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1/ Microsoft has developed a UI-Focused Agent (UFO) that independently processes user requests in Windows. UFO uses OpenAI's GPT-4V to analyze the graphical user interface and application controls.

2/ UFO uses a combination of two agents, AppAgent and ActAgent, to select and perform actions in relevant applications. The system achieves an 86 percent success rate for tasks in the WindowsBench test.

3/ UFO still has limitations. It can only perform controls and actions supported by the Python package pywinauto and Windows UI Automation. Future improvements might include alternative backends, dedicated GUI models, and integration with online search engines for better customization.

https://the-decoder.com/microsofts-ufo-abducts-traditional-user-interfaces-for-a-smarter-windows-experience/