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AI agents impress in demos but struggle with real-world web tasks

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A user on Reddit's ClaudeAI community is seeking practical, real-world applications for AI-powered computer-use agents, beyond impressive demonstrations. They note that while these agents can perform complex tasks in demos, they struggle with common issues like CAPTCHAs, website logins, and reliability on actual user accounts. The user is looking for specific examples of agents that are in production, the level of supervision they require, and how often they break, particularly for tasks like filling out forms or monitoring website changes. AI

IMPACT Highlights the gap between AI agent capabilities in controlled demos and their current utility for everyday tasks.

RANK_REASON User-generated discussion about the practical limitations of AI agents.

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AI agents impress in demos but struggle with real-world web tasks

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  1. r/ClaudeAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Grand-Produce-8527 ·

    Computer use feels like magic in demos, but I can't find anything to actually use it for on Chrome — what are your real use cases?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I've been playing with computer-use style agents (Claude computer use, browser agents, whatever) on and off for a few months. The demos are genuinely wild — booking a flight, filling a 40-field form, clicking through a dashboard.</p> <p>But every…

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