Gemini 2.5 Can Use Your Computer. The Agentic Era is Here.

What if an AI could do more than just talk? What if it could act? Imagine an assistant capable of using your software—browsing websites, filling out forms, and managing dashboards—with the same ease as a human intern. This is the promise of agentic AI, and with the preview of Gemini 2.5 Computer Use, Google has signaled that this future is no longer a distant dream; it’s the next frontier in automation.

Executive Overview

Gemini 2.5 Computer Use is a specialized, multimodal AI model from Google designed for agentic UI automation. Unlike traditional automation that relies on structured APIs, this model “sees” a computer screen, understands the context of a task, and generates a sequence of human-like actions (clicks, scrolls, and typing) to achieve a goal. It operates on a continuous perception-action loop, analyzing screenshots and user requests to decide its next move. This technology bridges the critical gap between human-operated graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and the world of AI, unlocking automation for a vast range of digital tasks that were previously out of reach.

From Chatbot to ‘Do-Bot’: The Agentic Leap

For years, our interaction with AI has been primarily conversational. We ask a question; it provides an answer. Agentic AI represents a fundamental paradigm shift from passive conversation to active execution. An agent doesn’t just provide information; it completes a task.

This requires a sophisticated architecture:

Perception: The agent takes in the state of the world, which for Gemini 2.5 is a screenshot of a user interface.
Reasoning: It analyzes the image and the user’s goal to formulate a multi-step plan.
Action: It generates a specific, executable action (e.g., click(x, y) or type("text")) that a client-side tool can perform.

This loop repeats until the task is complete, allowing the agent to navigate complex, multi-screen workflows with a level of flexibility that brittle, scripted automation could never achieve.

Implementation Guidance: Preparing for the Agentic Wave

While Gemini 2.5 Computer Use is still in preview, business and technical leaders can begin preparing for its impact now. The key is not to think about replacing APIs, but to identify workflows that are fundamentally human-centric and visual.

Ask these questions to find agent-ready tasks in your organization:

Which tasks rely on legacy software? Many Indonesian businesses rely on older desktop or web-based systems that lack modern APIs. An agent that can operate these systems via their UI is a powerful way to integrate them into modern workflows.
Where is ‘swivel-chair’ integration happening? When an employee manually copies data from one system (like an email) and pastes it into another (like a CRM), that is a prime target for GUI automation.
What tasks are too complex to script? If a workflow involves visual judgment, navigating unpredictable web layouts, or interacting with third-party sites you don’t control, it’s a candidate for an agentic solution.

For a structured approach to defining these tasks, refer to our Playbook on Defining Agent Scope.

What’s Next: An Action Checklist

The arrival of capable GUI agents will transform digital work. Here’s how you can prepare for what’s coming:

Follow the Official Sources: Keep up with the latest developments via the official Google AI Blog and developer documentation.
Audit Your Internal Processes: Begin identifying and documenting manual, UI-driven workflows. Quantify the time spent on these tasks to build a business case for future automation.
Explore Open-Source Analogues: To understand the mechanics of GUI agents, explore open-source projects like UI-TaRS or other vision-language models. This will build institutional knowledge for when models like Gemini 2.5 become widely available.

The era of AI that can truly use our software is here. By understanding its capabilities and identifying the right opportunities, you can position your organization to ride this transformative wave.

References

Official Announcement: Introducing Gemini 2.5: The next generation of AI for everyone. (2025). Google AI Blog.
Developer Documentation: Gemini API: Computer Use model. (2025). Google for Developers.
Technical Overview: Gemini 2.5 Computer Use: A New Era of Agentic UI Automation. (2025). Analytics Vidhya.