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Alex Thompson5 min
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MIT research confirms 95% of enterprise AI projects fail to deliver ROI. That is insane. It means for every dollar you spend on automation, you might lose more than you make. Most companies are burning cash on tools that simply do not work.

Automation Anywhere Is Selling You 2020

Automation Anywhere markets AI agents as the next layer above classic RPA. They want you to believe you can just add some AI on top of the same rigid bots you have been using for years. Here is the problem. RPA is built around predictable, structured workflows. It clicks buttons in the same spot every time. It cannot handle anything that moves, changes, or requires real understanding. Companies spend millions on bots that break the moment a UI updates or a process shifts slightly. You pay for bot licenses, user seats, and cloud infrastructure that never pays for itself. The MIT study did not fail because of bad technology. It failed because companies kept trying to force 2020 workflows into 2026 infrastructure.

AI Computer Use Agents Actually Work

  • AI computer use agents operate on real desktops, browsers, and terminals.
  • They see and interact with software exactly like a human.
  • They adapt to broken workflows, missing data, and unexpected errors.
  • They do not need brittle screenshots or prebuilt click patterns.

Coasty achieves 85.6% success on OSWorld with our in-house computer use model and 82.81% on the official leaderboard at osworld-v1.xlang.ai. That is higher than every competitor. Other tools struggle to reach 50% on similar tasks. We control real environments, not APIs. We run on desktop apps, cloud VMs, and agent swarms for parallel execution. You get a computer using AI that actually does the work.

The Hidden Cost of RPA

Beyond the license sticker price, RPA sucks up engineering time. You need developers to maintain flows, handle exceptions, and rewrite bots when processes change. That is why enterprises pay per bot and per user. The MIT study shows that 95% of AI initiatives fail to deliver ROI. Most of those projects are just RPA vendors selling you more licenses while your engineers waste months fixing broken automations. AI computer use agents change that equation. They learn from interactions, correct themselves, and handle unstructured data. They do not need you to script every click. They just get it done.

Why Coasty Exists

We built Coasty because we saw too many companies getting ripped off by vendors that sell automation on paper but deliver nothing in practice. Our computer use agent runs on your actual desktop, cloud VMs, or browser environments. It does not rely on brittle APIs or fake simulations. It controls real software and executes real work. You can start with a free tier and bring your own keys. If you have complex multi-step workflows, you can run agent swarms in parallel to finish tasks faster. Coasty is the best computer use option if you want automation that actually works. We are not just another RPA vendor trying to rebrand. We are the computer using AI that gets things done.

Stop paying for software that needs constant maintenance and never pays for itself. Automation Anywhere is stuck in 2020. AI computer use agents are building the future. If you want automation that delivers real ROI, switch to a computer use agent. Try Coasty at coasty.ai and see what real computer use automation looks like.

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