[DigitalToday reporter Chi-gyu Hwang] Haiku has formally unveiled its personal AI agent service, Haiku Pro. Users can use it for free, and a subscription plan is also offered for heavy users. TechCrunch reported on Oct. 6 that Haiku Pro connects to users’ digital lives, including email, calendars, stored files and payment information, to carry out computer tasks on their behalf.

Haiku is a startup founded less than 1 year ago by serial entrepreneur Brett Adcock (브렛 애드콕). It focuses on building a user interface that makes AI usable in practice, rather than developing artificial general intelligence. Haiku aims to grow it into an operating system for a future AI computer, not just a simple app.

Haiku Pro is based on a model trained with a focus on computer use. It does more than answer questions. It also handles digital tasks such as replying to emails, approving spending, managing schedules and booking flights.

A chat window sits in the center of the screen. Around it are panels that show suggested tasks users might handle and topics of interest. The background image changes based on the user’s location and time.

Haiku design chief Abidur Chowdhury (아비두르 초우두리) said in a demonstration that the service first selected items such as spending to approve, emails that needed replies, a meeting schedule with a reporter and the need to book flights. He also introduced a recent case in which it identified that a colleague needed to renew vehicle registration and then handled the process on the California Department of Motor Vehicles website.

Haiku Pro shows the agent’s web-browsing process in a small window. Haiku says the design helps build trust that the agent is working properly. The company also stressed that it differs from business models that sell ads or use user data.

Even so, Haiku acknowledged using data to understand users and help with what they need. Chowdhury said such use is task-oriented, and that the core is reducing users’ workload.

Haiku said it can provide an experience that more fully replaces users’ computer use compared with rival services. Chowdhury stressed that it may not be faster than Muse, but delivers better results and carries out tasks to the end without users stepping back in midstream.

Haiku plans to release a dedicated AI device in 2027 to support the software. It did not disclose the product’s form, but Chowdhury suggested it would take a different approach, mentioning resistance to wearable cameras.