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Re:Open source alternative to Perplexity Comet by whatevsmate on Friday July 11, 2025 @06:38AM (#44530596)
I want to see the mouse cursor moving and clicking, and keys typed by the AI appearing onscreen in realtime like you see in software product tutorials.

The jumpiness of pages switching and things changing when an AI is driving is extremely disorienting. I find it hard to follow a thread of continuity in the page flashes and ui changes as the bot acts.

Right now it’s like watching a screen recording with no hint as to what I’m “supposed” to be focusing on.

Regardless - I have use cases for this in the mcp/browser automation vein another user mentioned so super interested to see where this goes.

Re:Open source alternative to Perplexity Comet by cobalt60 on Friday July 11, 2025 @06:45AM (#44530638)
Want you really want is a caretaker ai
Re:Open source alternative to Perplexity Comet by whatevsmate on Friday July 11, 2025 @07:44AM (#44531028)
I’m unclear what it is you’re describing. I’m describing UI affordances.
Re:Open source alternative to Perplexity Comet by felarof on Friday July 11, 2025 @10:43AM (#44532706)
This is very useful feedback, thank you!

We will look into add a cursor movements; key typing should already appear like a human would (but probably we can slow it down a bit).