Computer-use models will agentify the web, not APIs — Dhruv Batra, Yutori
Computer-use models, not APIs, will agentify the long tail of the web
“this last bit that suddenly the web will provide you APIs for accessing things is just delusional”
Dhruv Batra of Yutori argues that the mainstream assumption — that AI agents will access the web via standardized APIs and protocols like MCP — is wrong for the long tail of the web. His claim is that computer-use models navigating UIs directly, not API calls, will be the dominant mechanism for agent-web interaction outside of top-tier platforms. This challenges the prevailing API-first agentic architecture narrative and has direct implications for how developers and companies should build agent infrastructure.