Reach new heights of laziness by burning tokens to let an AI tap your smartphone screen for you
We’ve reached a new level of AI inanity with the launch of Opposable, a tool that taps, swipes, and types on Android phones and controls iPhones through a companion computer, sparing users the apparent burden of operating their own devices.
Proof1 independent outlet
Key points
- Why use your smartphone when AI can do it for you?
- If you don't want to update a calendar event, start a timer, or enable dark mode, you can apparently use an AI agent app on your computer (any client that supports MCP will do) to have Opposable do the thing for you on a connected phone.
- Opposable describes the purpose of its app as being to “give your AI thumbs” that allow an agent to open apps, read the screen, tap, and type, all while signed in to a device as the person too lazy to use a super-convenient technology themselves.
- As described in a blog post published by its creators Wednesday, Opposable's developers explain that its Android implementation uses accessibility services to inspect the screen, while screenshots provide visual input for an AI model.
Sources (1)
- [1]Reach new heights of laziness by burning tokens to let an AI tap your smartphone screen for youThe Register: AI/ML · Oct 21, 08:13 PM
We’ve reached a new level of AI inanity with the launch of Opposable, a tool that taps, swipes, and types on Android phones and controls iPhones through a companion computer, sparing users the apparent burden of operating their own devices.
Why use your smartphone when AI can do it for you?
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