OpenAI could release an “AI agent” tool as soon as January. That’s according to Bloomberg, which reports that OpenAI is close to launching software, code-named “Operator,” that can take direct actions on a person’s computer. OpenAI is said to be planning to initially launch Operator as a research preview through its developer API. Operator would go up against Anthropic’s recently unveiled agent feature, Computer Use, and Google’s rumored consumer-focused agent, among others. It’s unclear...