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AI-Employe
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vignshwarar / AI-Employe

AI-Employe

Create browser automation as if you were teaching a human using GPT-4 Vision.

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14Mentions
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583GitHub stars
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What it is

Create browser automation as if you were teaching a human using GPT-4 Vision.

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 5:04:57 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by week14 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2023-12-22 14:17:39 UTC to 2024-03-14 01:26:29 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.

02462023-12-18 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-12-25 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 7 mentions; 5 submissions, 2 commentsDec 182023-12-25 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 4 mentions; 3 submissions, 1 comments2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-08 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 comments2024-01-08 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-15 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2024-01-15 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-22 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-01-22 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-29 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-01-29 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-02-05 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsJan 292024-02-05 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-02-12 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-02-12 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-02-19 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-02-19 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-02-26 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-02-26 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-03-04 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-03-04 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-03-11 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-03-11 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-03-18 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsMar 11

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Dec 182023-12-18 00:00:00 UTC2023-12-25 00:00:00 UTC752
Dec 252023-12-25 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC431
Jan 12024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-08 00:00:00 UTC110
Jan 82024-01-08 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-15 00:00:00 UTC101
Jan 152024-01-15 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-22 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 222024-01-22 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-29 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 292024-01-29 00:00:00 UTC2024-02-05 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 52024-02-05 00:00:00 UTC2024-02-12 00:00:00 UTC000
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Feb 192024-02-19 00:00:00 UTC2024-02-26 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 262024-02-26 00:00:00 UTC2024-03-04 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 42024-03-04 00:00:00 UTC2024-03-11 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 112024-03-11 00:00:00 UTC2024-03-18 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

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Hello everyone, I am happy to open-source AI Empoye: GPT-4 Vision Powered First-ever reliable browser automation that outperforms Adept.ai Product: https://aiemploye.com Code: https://github.com/vignshwarar/AI-Employe Demo1: Automate logging your budget from email to your expense tracker https://www.loom.com/share/f8dbe36b7e824e8c9b5e96772826de03 Demo2: Automate log details from the PDF receipt into your expense tracker https://www.loom.com/share/2caf488bbb76411993f9a7cdfeb80cd7 Comparison with Adept.ai https://www.loom.com/share/27d1f8983572429a8a08efdb2c336fe8 Love to know your feedback.
In Show HN: GPT-4V(ision) powered most reliable browser agent, OSS
Hello everyone, I am happy to open-source AI Empoye: GPT-4 Vision Powered First-ever reliable browser automation that outperforms Adept.ai Product: https://aiemploye.com Code: https://github.com/vignshwarar/AI-Employe Demo1: Automate logging your budget from email to your expense tracker https://www.loom.com/share/f8dbe36b7e824e8c9b5e96772826de03 Demo2: Automate log details from the PDF receipt into your expense tracker https://www.loom.com/share/2caf488bbb76411993f9a7cdfeb80cd7 Comparison with Adept.ai https://www.loom.com/share/27d1f8983572429a8a08efdb2c336fe8 I am happy to open-source AI Empoye: GPT-4 Vision Powered First-ever reliable browser automation that outperforms Adept.ai
In GPT-Vision First Open-Source Browser Automation

Show HN: First ever reliable browser automation by GPT-4-Vision

Hello HN, I am happy to open-source AI Empoye: GPT-4 Vision Powered First-ever reliable browser automation which outperforms Adept.ai. Demo1: Automate logging your budget from email to your expense tracker https://www.loom.com/share/f8dbe36b7e824e8c9b5e96772826de03 Demo2: Automate log details from the PDF receipt into your expense tracker https://www.loom.com/share/2caf488bbb76411993f9a7cdfeb80cd7 Comparison with Adept.ai https://www.loom.com/share/27d1f8983572429a8a08efdb2c336fe8 Our stack Next.js, Rust, Postgres, MeiliSearch, and Firebase auth for authentication. How it Works There are several problems with current browser agents. Here, we explain the problems and how we have solved them. Problem 1: Finding the Right Element There are several techniques for this, ranging from sending a shortened form of HTML to GPT-3, creating a boundin
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g box with IDs and sending it to GPT-4-vision to take actions, or directly asking GPT-4-vision to obtain the X and Y coordinates of the element. However, none of these methods were reliable; they all led to hallucinations. To address this, we developed a new technique where we index the entire DOM in MeiliSearch, allowing GPT-4-vision to generate commands for which element's inner text to click, copy, or perform other actions. We then search the index with the generated text and retrieve the element ID to send back to the browser to take action. There are a few limitations here, but we have implemented some techniques to overcome them, such as dealing with the same text in multiple elements or clicking on an icon (we are still working on this). Intuitively, imagine you are guiding your grandmother to use a website; you might say something like, "Click on the button that says 'sign in'." We are doing something similar here. Problem 2: GPT Derailing from Workflow To prevent GPT from derailing from tasks, we use a technique that is akin to retrieval-augmented generation, but we kind of call it Actions Augmented Generation. Essentially, when a user creates a workflow, we don't record the screen, microphone, or camera, but we do record the DOM element changes for every action (clicking, typing, etc.) the user takes. We then use the workflow title, objective, and recorded actions to generate a set of tasks. Whenever we execute a task, we embed all the actions the user took on that particular domain with the prompt. This way, GPT stays on track with the task, even if the user has not provided a very brief title and objective; their actions will guide GPT to complete the task. Love to know your feedback.
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