Ask HN: Any way to have inbuild second screen for AI to control
Hey HN! I was thinking in windows and linux having running computer use, but rather than full control, a way agent sees the screen like layer of application like z index but then also send the click and insert text there too ? its possible on mac i can see chatgpt has done it but how about windows or linux ?
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2026-11-05 16:03:10.385Z
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Source account: Hey HN! I was thinking in windows and linux having running computer use, but rather than full control, a way agent sees the screen like layer of application like z index but then also send the click and insert text there too ? its possible on mac i can see chatgpt has done it but how about windows or linux ?
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Recorded author: aashish16yadav. Source votes: 1 votes (Nov 5, 2026 UTC; cumulative since publication); previous same-scope observation: 1 (Nov 5, 2026 UTC). These observations do not establish demand growth. Recent records to compare: “Ask HN: In a world with AI agents how has software task estimation changed?” (Hacker News, Nov 5, 2026); “Ask HN: Are you building an AI company brain?” (Hacker News, Nov 5, 2026). Shared themes are navigation hints; they have not been verified as the same need or independent corroboration.
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