Why I Use Playwright for AI Agent Automation (And You Should Too) When I first started building AI agents that needed to interact with web-based banking systems, I tried everything — Selenium, requests, BeautifulSoup. Nothing came close to what Playwright offers. Here’s why I switched and never looked back. What is Playwright? Playwright is a modern browser automation library developed by Microsoft. It supports Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit, and works seamlessly with Python, JavaScript, and TypeScript. But what makes it special for AI agent workflows isn’t just speed — it’s reliability. The Problem With Other Tools Traditional automation tools struggle with: • Dynamic JavaScript-rendered content • Complex login flows and session management • Multi-step form interactions • Real-time page state changes AI agents need to navigate these challenges autonomously. One failed selector and the entire workflow breaks.…