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Anthropic’s latest AI update can use a computer on its own

Vector illustration of the Anthropic logo.
Image: The Verge

Anthropic’s latest Claude 3.5 Sonnet AI model has a new feature in public beta that can control a computer by looking at a screen, moving a cursor, clicking buttons, and typing text. The new feature, called “computer use,” is available today on the API, allowing developers to direct Claude to work on a computer like a human does, as shown on a Mac in the video below.

Microsoft’s Copilot Vision feature and OpenAI’s desktop app for ChatGPT have shown what their AI tools can do based on seeing your computer’s screen, and Google has similar capabilities in its Gemini app on Android phones. But they haven’t gone to the next step of widely releasing tools ready to click around and perform tasks for you like this. Rabbit promised similar…

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