New Software Project Enables Custom AI Agents

A new AI agent framework named 'Lobster' allows users to automate complex digital workflows, including coding and research. The technology enables autonomous computer operation by managing various data sources and interacting with software directly. This development marks a shift toward more capable, independent digital employees for individual users. These agents can perform tasks such as answering questions, scheduling appointments, making payments with credit card data, making phone calls, surfing the internet, and filling out forms. Competitors in this space include OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas and Anthropic's Claude Otto. A new software project allows users to create personal agents using any large language model. The development was reported across multiple European news outlets.