Claude Cowork and Claude Code can now perform advanced actions on your Mac, by taking control of the mouse and keyboard as if it’s another user. We still recommend that users skip “features” like this that really only serve to open up attack surfaces.
Claude’s latest update can take more control of your Mac – Image Credit: Anthropic
Claude’s latest update can take more control of your Mac – Image Credit: Anthropic
The majority of activity with AI chatbots has revolved around queries and coding, with a little bit of activity that directly affects your computer. In Anthropic’s latest update to Claude, it’s about to become even more useful.
Claude Cowork and Claude Code, two sub-sections to Anthropic’s main Claude, can now be set to perform tasks on a user’s computer. While this would involve interacting with locally-stored files and applications, Anthropic’s implementation goes further than most.