Opposable gives AI thumbs to run your phone, 50 seconds at a time

Opposable's launch is a test of whether AI agents that operate phones can move from demo to daily use. The product relies on accessibility services on Android and a companion computer for iPhones, with a vision-language model interpreting screenshots to decide where to tap. The company's own examples set expectations: a simple theme change and timer took 50 seconds and 17 tool calls, and a factual lookup cost $0.44, which the company presented as showcase material. On tasks the model had not been tuned on, success was inconsistent, and even step-by-step babysitting left some failures. The security model is another open question, since the token that lets an agent operate the phone is described as password-equivalent. Opposable's website frames the tool as a way to hand off phone chores, but the company's own warnings and demos leave the case for using it over human hands unsettled.