{
  "id": 7660990,
  "title": "OpenAI president: “The computer should be there to empower you.” So stop retooling software for AI agents",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/openai-president-the-computer-should-be-there-to-empower-you-so-stop",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-15T23:41:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New Stack",
    "slug": "the-new-stack",
    "url": "https://thenewstack.io/computer-use-agent-connectors/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On the a16z show, OpenAI President Greg Brockman emphasized that developers have been \"retooling the world\" to make software more accessible for AI agents. However, he suggested that computer use could provide a simpler path forward. For Brockman, simplicity is the ultimate goal for AI: \"We really should be one AI that’s unified, that makes it so easy and smooth for you to be less engaging with the computer and less wrapping yourself around the computer.\" While other AI companies continue to invest in connector infrastructure like MCP servers, CLIs, and APIs, Brockman questioned whether this approach is necessary. He proposed that if AI agents could learn to use computers like humans do, developers might not need to build purpose-built integrations for every application. OpenAI has been considering computer use since its early days, with the team outlining a three-step plan during an offsite meeting in 2015, which they largely adhered to for ten years. At that time, they also discussed using reinforcement learning against a computer interface, emulating the same interface as a human. Brockman believes that such computer use could benefit the industry by eliminating the need for numerous specific connectors, allowing agents to simply use the same computer interface humans use. He considers GPT-6 Astra, OpenAI's latest flagship model, \"pretty reasonable to call\" AGI, partly due to its computer use capabilities. Nonetheless, connectors are not disappearing yet. Companies like AWS are advancing structured integrations, such as a managed consent portal for AgentCore Gateway in Amazon Bedrock, enabling agents to connect external tools and services. Despite the ongoing development of connectors, Brockman remains optimistic about computer use for AI agents, viewing it as a potential route to simplicity and ease of use.",
  "summary": "This week on the a16z show, Greg Brockman, president and co-founder of OpenAI, made the point that developers have been The post OpenAI president: “The computer should be there to empower you.” So stop retooling software for AI agents appeared first on The New Stack .",
  "key_points": [
    "OpenAI President Greg Brockman says AI should empower users, not require retooling software.",
    "Developers have been retooling software to make it more accessible for AI agents."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}