# Charles Lamanna

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-30**: Madrona IA40 Summit held in Seattle — Executives from Microsoft, Amazon, Anthropic, and Stripe discuss AI agents inserting between companies and customers; the unresolved ownership of customer relationships and data dominates.
- **2026-07**: AI reaches near-human computer-use capability — Town CEO Jean-Denis Greze reports that since about July, AI can operate a browser or computer almost as well as a person at a reasonable cost, enabling UI-based automation without APIs.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### AI Agents Hit Human-Level Computer Use in 3 Months, IA40 Finds
2026-10-03 00:40:13 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

At Madrona's IA40 Summit, executives described a July 2026 capability inflection: AI can now operate browsers and desktops at near-human ability at reasonable cost. The unresolved question is who controls the customer relationship and engagement data.
Full story: https://getaibrief.com/story/ai-agents-human-computer-use-ia40

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