I'm curious about the computer vision aspect of this tool. Specifically, how was the model which draws bounding boxes around interactable elements trained? Definitely a step beyond existing browser automation software!
I personally think Ms. Richards did the right thing. Rather than just brush it off like most people do, she stood up for herself using 21st century tools!
Google Fusion Table is very similar to this, however, their API documentation is not very good in my opinion. I think a product like this is very useful if you want to give a client access to their database in the form of a spreadsheet.
I have also been trying to slow down and it has had a profound effect on my overal performance and happiness. I think cutting out youtube and hacker news is a bit much though.