Cua's App-Use narrows an AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition →'s desktop view to selected applications. Its May 2025 introduction presents it as an experimental feature that composites the chosen windows into a view and routes input to those applications, allowing agents to focus on different work within one macOS session. The applications still share files, operating-system resources, and the user session. App-Use therefore offers visual and interaction scoping, while workloads requiring a separate security boundary need a different isolation mechanism.
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AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
