Since learning last night about the simultaneous release of the Zhipu and OPENAI computer intelligent agents, Teacher Shi took some time this morning to check it out and suddenly discovered that Zhipu has an internal testing opportunity!
The internal testing application site for the Zhipu intelligent agent is
https://cogagent.aminer.cn/home
Official introduction of the intelligent agent
GLM-PC (Niu Niu) is an innovative smart desktop assistant based on the advanced CogAgent large model. It not only possesses visual understanding capabilities but also has human-like deep thinking and task planning abilities. It can understand, analyze, and execute complex computer operation tasks like sending WeChat messages, booking flights, browsing the web for information, and more, just like a human.
Interested readers can click to apply immediately. After entering the whitelist, download the internal test software, log in on the computer, and you can start using it.
There is also a WeChat group for internal testing where you can join for discussions.
There are some installation precautions for the software, just pay attention to the installation instructions on the website. After installation, click to open, remember to allow everything, and then a mobile verification code will appear. If you successfully apply for the internal test and enter the whitelist, you can start using it.
After successful login, the interface appears as follows
Two modes: Fast Mode, Deep Thinking.
For specific usage, the official has released a teaching video in Feishu document, everyone can click to check it out.
https://zhipu-ai.feishu.cn/docx/PVEdd0C6yoZJl5xevsRcupYtnvg
Next, Teacher Shi conducted some tests and mentioned two successful examples, both using Fast Mode.
Sending a message to a WeChat group chat
Please send a message to my WeChat group “Artificial Intelligence Interest Group” with the content: “Hello everyone, I am the AI assistant Niu Niu of the naive pig, this is my first message sent for him.”
After issuing the command, Niu Niu began to take over the computer, operating the mouse step by step to complete the task, with pause and continue buttons on the interface. We found that the message had been automatically placed in the input box, and at the step of sending the message, it was defined as a “sensitive operation,” so manual confirmation was required to send the message. Of course, this “sensitive operation” can also be canceled in the software settings, allowing Niu Niu to take over completely without manual confirmation.
After clicking, the message was successfully sent, and Niu Niu completed the task and ended the takeover.
Besides sending messages, it can also send images, videos, organize web pages, etc. The teaching video includes many examples.
Searching for Li Ziqi’s video on Bilibili
Help me open Bilibili with Google Chrome, search for Li Ziqi’s homepage, and open the latest video on the homepage.
Below is the video of the operation process.
Overall, it was relatively smooth, although the video was processed at 4x speed; in reality, Niu Niu’s operations are quite slow, but even so, it’s quite magical. If in the future iterations, Niu Niu becomes very fast and accurate, what will that be like?
I conducted some additional tests, and as the first publicly available internal testing version, Niu Niu still has many areas for improvement.
I encountered quite a few issues, such as when opening Bilibili, the website’s pop-up windows confused Niu Niu, Deep Mode couldn’t open WeChat, execution was stuck, hallucinations, and other problems. There may be some compatibility issues with the initial version of the software and different computers and operating systems.
For example, I asked it to “Please open the websitehttps://sports.163.com/cba/, organize the CBA team rankings, and save it as an Excel file on the desktop.“
Two minutes later, Niu Niu completed the task and saved the Excel file step by step.
When I opened the file, I couldn’t help but laugh. Niu Niu, did you find the rankings from a long time ago? The CBA still has the Bayi team? (The Bayi team has already exited the Chinese professional basketball league), that’s a serious hallucination.
Of course, these minor issues do not change my view: the GLM-PC computer intelligent agent Niu Niu is the most shocking AI application of 2025. Those seemingly slow and clumsy operations are like a baby learning to walk and talk.
A new thing from 0 to 1, I have the patience to wait for it to grow slowly.
Can the spark brought by Niu Niu ignite a prairie fire?
I optimistically estimate that 2025 will be a year of arms race for AI intelligent agents, and the impact of comprehensive advancements in intelligent agents will far exceed the shock that large models brought us in 2024. Perhaps it will involve disruption, reconstruction, replacement, security, privacy, etc.
I also have some more thoughts that I will try to organize and publish for discussion in future articles.
I am Teacher Shi, thank you for reading, let’s grow together!
