How do AI agents control apps and fill in forms?

They work in a loop. The agent takes a screenshot, a model looks at it and picks one action, such as a click at a point or a line of typing, the action runs, and a fresh screenshot shows whether it worked. A form is just that loop repeated: find a field by its label, click into it, type the value, look again, move to the next one.

What the model actually sends

Anthropic's computer use toolset gives a model member tools with plain names like screenshot, left_click, type and zoom. The model never touches your mouse itself. It returns a request, and the app running on your computer carries it out and sends back the result. Several requests can arrive at once as a batch, which is how an agent fills three short fields without three full round trips.

Why forms go wrong

• Hidden fields. A dropdown that only shows its choices after a click has to be opened, read and clicked again.
• Moving targets. A page that reflows after each keystroke can shift a button between one screenshot and the next.
• Ambiguous labels. "Name" on a shipping form might mean the person or the company.
• Validation messages that appear in small red text far from the field.

Good agents check after each step instead of assuming the click landed.

Short answers

Does superbot fill in forms for me?

Yes. superbot's FAQ says it opens web pages in a browser to read them, click and fill in forms, and with computer use switched on in the desktop app it can work the apps on your screen as well. Its docs add that it never types into a password field.

Can an AI agent control your computer remotely?

Yes, if the computer is on and the agent's app is running there. Claude's Dispatch lets you send a task from your phone to the desktop app, which has to stay awake. superbot can show another of your devices the screen live, to observe or take control, and the computer being viewed shows a banner with a Stop Sharing button.

What happens when a form asks for a password?

Most agents hand that step back to you. OpenAI's cloud browser pauses and shows a secure sign-in form whose contents the model does not see. superbot does not type into password fields at all.

Why do agents sometimes click the wrong button?

Because they judge positions from a picture. A small screenshot, two buttons with similar labels or a page that moved can all send a click to the wrong place, which is why checking the screen again after each action matters.