Brian Wang Elon explicitly pushed back on today’s Business Insider “Macrohard stalled → pivot to Tesla” FUD. XAI minor staff churn, departures did not delay the project. Macrohard project is not dead or abandoned. It’s been integrated as the planned joint architecture all along. The XAI digital robot that watches the last 5 seconds of your screen video + keyboard/mouse inputs in real time, then acts on them like a human. There is a lot of white collar, IT and office work that is – reading screens AutoHotkey (AHK) or AutoIt — free, lightweight GUI scripting/macro tools. PowerShell (Microsoft’s modern replacement) + desktop flows. Python + pyautogui / pywinauto — popular for developers. Terminal viewers / CLI automation (SSH, mainframe, command-line tasks) PuTTY / Expect (scripting for terminals). PowerShell remoting, Bash + Expect, or RPA tools layered on top. The latest are OpenClaw or Claude Computer Use can control terminals via GUI or direct CLI plugins. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software — the enterprise standard for full GUI automation These mimic humans by clicking buttons, reading screens (via selectors or OCR), filling forms, copying data between apps, etc. 2. State of the Art RPA in 2026 The market has shifted from pure rule-based RPA to agentic or intelligent automation (adding AI for self-healing, document understanding, and basic decisions). But it’s still not full AI agents. Top platforms (ranked by Gartner/Everest Group/IDC 2025-2026 reports) UiPath — undisputed #1 for the 6th year running. Strongest agentic features (Agent Builder, Maestro orchestration, GenAI self-healing, process mining). Used by 10,000+ enterprises. Automation Anywhere — #2, cloud-native, excellent AI Agent Studio and Co-Pilot. Microsoft Power Automate — best value, seamless with Microsoft 365, AI Builder. Others are SS&C Blue Prism (compliance-heavy), newer players like Adopt AI or Skyvern (browser-focused AI RPA). Open-source / personal alternative OpenClaw (the viral 2026 project we discussed earlier). Self-hosted, runs on your laptop/Mac/VPS, connects to any LLM (Grok, Claude, Ollama), and does real GUI actions across apps. It’s the closest consumer version of what Digital Optimus aims for at scale. Brian Wang Brian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. It covers many disruptive technology and trends including Space, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Medicine, Anti-aging Biotechnology, and Nanotechnology. Known for identifying cutting edge technologies, he is currently a Co-Founder of a startup and fundraiser for high potential early-stage companies. He is the Head of Research for Allocations for deep technology investments and an Angel Investor at Space Angels. A frequent speaker at corporations, he has been a TEDx speaker, a Singularity University speaker and guest at numerous interviews for radio and podcasts. He is open to public speaking and advising engagements. Categories