Building an AI Web Agent: From Taking Screenshots to Controlling Your Browser

TLDRLearn how to build an AI web agent that can take screenshots and control your web browser using GPT-4V

Key insights

📸Using the paper-extract plugin to make the web browser less detectable for websites

💻Creating a new browser and opening a new page using puppeteer

🌐Setting the viewpoint for the web page in order to control its size

Defining a timeout to handle long browsing times for certain web pages

🔗Using the page.goto() function to open a specified URL in the browser

Q&A

What is puppeteer?

Puppeteer is a Node.js library that provides a high-level API for controlling headless Chrome or Chromium browsers.

How can I make the web browser less detectable for websites?

You can use the paper-extract plugin with Puppeteer to make the web browser less detectable by websites.

How can I control the size of the web page in Puppeteer?

You can set the viewpoint for the web page using the page.setViewport() function in Puppeteer.

Can I handle long browsing times for certain web pages?

Yes, you can define a timeout using the timeout property in Puppeteer to handle long browsing times.

How can I open a specific URL in the browser using Puppeteer?

You can use the page.goto() function in Puppeteer to open a specified URL in the browser.

Timestamped Summary

00:03Introducing the concept of building an AI web agent and its capabilities

03:40Explaining the use of the puppeteer-extract plugin to make the web browser less detectable by websites

06:15Creating a new browser and opening a new page using puppeteer

10:05Setting the viewpoint for the web page in order to control its size

13:20Defining a timeout to handle long browsing times for certain web pages

17:45Using the page.goto() function to open a specified URL in the browser