Bud debuts as an AI agent with its own computer and phone number
By Steven Van ·
The self-styled "AI Human Emulator" gets its own browser, storage, SMS and Telegram to work autonomously across a person's tools.
Bud launches as what its maker calls the first AI Human Emulator: an agent with its own computer, browser, phone number and Telegram account, built to complete tasks end to end the way a person would.
- Full computer with its own storage, compute and memory for building and coding
- SMS and Telegram for communication
- A full browser, plus the ability to create, store and edit files
- Connects to and uses a person's existing tools
- Can learn custom skills and work fully autonomously
The announcement was posted on 21 April 2026.
Bud
The first AI Human Emulator — an AI agent with its own computer, browser, phone number, and Telegram to complete any task like a human.
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