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  **Computer use** is a capability of agentic AI tools — such as OpenAI's Codex
  — that lets the agent operate a computer as part of performing knowledge work.
  In this channel's material it appears both as a named feature of agentic tools
  (listed among Codex's new capabilities alongside loops, autonomy, parallel
  tasks, docs, and visualizations) and as one of the dimensions tested when
  reviewing new models, as in the day-one review of GPT-6 Astra.
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# computer use

Canonical: https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/computer-use-36374394a862

Parent: [Channel index](https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/llms.txt)

## Definition

**Computer use** is a capability of agentic AI tools — such as OpenAI's Codex — that lets the agent operate a computer as part of performing knowledge work. In this channel's material it appears both as a named feature of agentic tools (listed among Codex's new capabilities alongside loops, autonomy, parallel tasks, docs, and visualizations) and as one of the dimensions tested when reviewing new models, as in the day-one review of GPT-6 Astra.

In the channel's captured material, **computer use** appears as a named capability of agentic AI tools rather than an abstract idea. When OpenAI's **Codex** is discussed as an “operating system for knowledge work,” computer use is listed alongside loops, autonomy, parallel tasks, docs, and visualizations as one of the new capabilities that change daily workflows — that is, it is treated as a practical feature that lets an agent operate a computer as part of doing your work for you.Computer use also shows up as one of the axes on which new models are judged. In the day-one review of GPT-6 Astra, the team tested five things — writing, computer use, 3D visualization, interface design, and prompt understanding — so that you can decide where the model fits in your own workflow. In other words, computer use is both a capability agents can have and a dimension the Every team explores when running hands-on model comparisons.- **Computer use is a capability of agentic tools** like Codex, grouped with loops, autonomy, parallel tasks, docs, and visualizations.- **It is a testing dimension** in model vibe checks: reviewers explicitly evaluate a model's computer use alongside writing and design.- The practical framing matters: it exists so agents can change **daily workflows**, not just score well on benchmarks.