The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) Proactive Agents for the Web with Devi Parikh - #756
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Nov 19, 2025 
Join Devi Parikh, co-founder of Yutori and a pioneering AI researcher, as she discusses the futuristic concept of proactive web agents that can streamline our online interactions. Devi explains how these agents operate using visual models that leverage screenshots for improved reliability over traditional methods. She reveals insights into Yutori's innovative training process, the challenges of web navigation, and the pivotal role of feedback in enhancing agent performance. Tune in to explore how these advancements could reshape our digital experiences!
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Web Interaction Moves Up A Level
- Devi Parikh believes web interaction will move to a higher abstraction where agents act on users' behalf.
- Agents will proactively execute workflows and free users from manual clicking and form-filling.
Build Models And Product Together
- Innovate across the stack: model capabilities and product experiences must co-evolve.
- Avoid optimizing only tech or only UX because neither alone delivers reliable, usable agents.
Scouts: Narrow Capability, Broad Domain
- Scouts monitor the web for any user-specified information and notify when relevant events occur.
- Start narrow in capability but keep domain generality to scale across many user needs.