Anthropic launches Claude Cowork, a version of its coding AI for regular people
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Key Points:
- Anthropic has launched Claude Cowork, a new preview feature that allows regular users—not just developers—to have the AI assistant Claude read, edit, and create files on their computer after granting folder access.
- Claude Cowork can automate tasks such as organizing files, converting receipts into spreadsheets, and navigating websites via a Chrome plugin, with integration to third-party apps through Anthropic's Connectors framework.
- The system is designed for ease of use, allowing users to queue multiple tasks and receive outputs in the correct format without manually providing context or waiting for each task to finish.
- While Anthropic emphasizes that Claude only accesses explicitly permitted files, users are cautioned to provide clear instructions to avoid potentially destructive actions like accidental file deletion.
