Anthropic’s AI Claude may soon even control your computer

Anthropic, the company responsible for artificial intelligence (AI) Claude, has announced a version of the service that allows it to use the computer instead of itself. innovation available Sonnet 3.5 by ClaudeThe latest update to the free-to-use version of the platform.

According to the company, new artificial intelligence can interact directly with your computer — something beyond other computer services that currently only perform actions in the browser or specific applications.

Function for now in public beta and is not expected to be released in the stable AI version. Developers who want to participate can start testing the new version using this link, which includes a form to submit reviews, suggestions, and bug reports.

What can AI do on your PC?

Among the already confirmed tasks, Anthropic’s AI is capable of moving the mouse cursor on the screen, clicking on “locations of interest” and even filling in text fields from the virtual keyboard. It even interacts with programs like text editors and even browsers.

The way the feature works is by taking multiple screenshots of your computer and “put the pieces together“What comes to the fore when you request an action. The action is similar to the controversial Recall tool in Windows 11, which was significantly changed following criticism.

Antropik warns that Claude is doing everything right now “slow and subject to frequent errors“, in addition to being limited to a few actions at the current stage.

For example, AI cannot drag files, zoom, or interact with notifications that disappear from the screen after a while. Additionally, for ethical and security reasons, it cannot access social networks or government sites or register domain names on its own.