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Enhance OSWorld blog post by expanding on fragile dependencies and timing issues in task execution. Add visual examples to illustrate complex initialization sequences and sequential dependencies. Introduce new images to support explanations of loading delays and access challenges, ensuring clarity in the discussion of task failures and solutions.
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#### Fragile Dependencies with Timing Issues
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e.g., Some tasks' config and postconfig rely on "hardcoded" operations, such as "Copy the screenshot 1.png from the desktop to where my cursor is located." Our configuration uses `pyautogui.press("down", presses=8, interval=0.01)` to move the cursor to the 9th line, which requires LibreOffice Writer to be fully loaded with the document open and cursor blinking at the first line when executing this command. The previous fragile dependencies couldn't guarantee sequential execution, causing initial setup issues in some tasks.
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Many tasks exhibit complex temporal dependencies where proper initialization requires precise sequential execution. Software applications and web pages often require significant loading and response times, creating timing-sensitive scenarios that can lead to task failures.
**Specific Example**: Tasks involving document operations, such as "Copy the screenshot 1.png from the desktop to where my cursor is located," require complex initialization sequences. Our configuration uses `pyautogui.press("down", presses=8, interval=0.01)` to move the cursor to the 9th line, which demands that LibreOffice Writer be fully loaded with the document open and cursor positioned at the first line before executing this command. These fragile dependencies previously couldn't guarantee sequential execution, causing initial setup failures in multiple tasks.
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### Incompleteness of Initial Tasks Annotation
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**False negatives from limited ground truth**:
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- e.g., "Change the first two paragraphs to double line spacing" - the empty line between the two paragraphs can either be set to double spacing or left unchanged; both approaches should be considered correct.
-**Proxy infrastructure**: Added `proxy` field support for websites with aggressive anti-crawling
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-**Alternative website selection**: For heavily protected sites (e.g., SeatGeek → Ticketek, TripAdvisor proxy issues), switched to functionally equivalent alternatives
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While the gaps between tiers remain significant, the dramatic upward shift across all categories demonstrates accelerating progress.
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This indicates that OSWorld continues to provide meaningful developmental signal, particularly highlighting the effectiveness of reasoning-enhanced agentic approaches while revealing remaining challenges in areas requiring complex multi-step reasoning, robust error recovery, and dynamic adaptation to interface changes.
<figcaptionstyle="text-align: center;">Figure 2. Gap to Human Performance - Current best models still show significant gaps compared to human performance.</figcaption>
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