Microsoft Releases an Open-Source AI Agent That Can Complete Tasks Online

In the midst of a scenario where AI's autonomous agents make more and more decisions on their own, Microsoft has presented Magnetic-UI, a different and refreshing proposal. It is an open source interface designed to work with artificial intelligence in a collaborative way, allowing users to have total control of each step that the system performs. What is Magnetic-UI? Magnetic-UI is a prototype open source research that works directly from the w…

Microsoft Releases an Open-Source AI Agent That Can Complete Tasks Online

Microsoft released an agentic web interface on Monday that can perform complex tasks on the web. Announced at the company’s Build 2025 conference, the new tool is named Magentic-UI, and the company is pitching it as a “human-centred web agent.” The Redmond-based tech giant claims that, unlike other computer use agents, this one collaborates with the user to complete a project and transparently shows the actions it takes in a separate panel.

Microsoft Magentic-UI is an open source AI tool that lets humans stay in control

In a world full of AI agents seemingly trying to take control away, Microsoft has done something surprisingly refreshing -- it is handing the wheel back to the user. With the launch of Magentic-UI, a new open source research prototype, Microsoft is inviting developers and researchers to explore a different kind of AI assistant. One that doesn’t just act on its own, but actually collaborates with people in a transparent, controllable way. And yes…