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About ~75% of global computer use happens on the internet, yet fewer than 1 in…

2026-08-06 · 15:27 UTC ·@adcock_brett ·1 min read

Brief

Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett) argues the next step is letting computers 'use computers' for people, noting ~75% of compute happens on the web while under 0.1% of sites offer public APIs, forcing human-like interaction. He proposes a general-purpose human emulator, aims to stop using traditional machines by year-end, and reports Hark Handoff earned #1 on the Online Mind2Web benchmark, independently verified by Careerflow.ai and Ohio State.

Why it matters

About ~75% of global computer use happens on the internet, yet fewer than 1 in 1,000 websites provide a public API, so current access requires human-style screen actions (exact x/y clicks, typing, scrolling).

Key details

  • Author aims to build a general-purpose 'human emulator' to reach and surpass human parity at using computers, with a stretch goal to stop using traditional computers by the end of this year.
  • Hark Handoff (from Hark Labs) secured #1 on the Online Mind2Web benchmark; Careerflow.ai (Human Data Labs) and Ohio State independently verified the submission, with Puneet Kohli (@punkohl) collaborating on the evaluation.
Source evidence

We're building toward a future where computers use computers for you

We started with the internet, where ~75% of global computer use happens - and where fewer than 1 in 1,000 websites have a public API. The only way in is the human way: see the screen, target exact x and y coordinates, click, type, scroll. No API or MCP gets you there.

The long-term goal is a general-purpose human emulator - one that reaches parity with a human at a computer, then surpasses it. My stretch goal is to never use a traditional computer again by end of this year

And yesterday we announced that Hark Handoff, our computer use agent, just hit #1 on the Online Mind2Web benchmark - independently verified. Thank you for the support through this @punkohl

Puneet Kohli (@punkohl)

We at @careerflowai independently verified @harklabs's submission to the Online Mind2Web benchmark as part of our rapidly growing Human Data Labs initiative and collaboration with @OhioState as the official benchmark evaluator.

Handoff secured #1 on the benchmark beating foundational models, as well as other great Computer Use agents who we evaluated recently as well.

It was a pleasure working with @adcock_brett and team on this.

Learn more: careerflow.ai/human-data

— https://nitter.net/punkohl/status/2085202508348313658#m