Anthropic says Claude can now use your computer to finish tasks for you in AI agent push
Summary
Anthropic has released a new feature allowing Claude (an AI assistant) to control a user's computer and complete tasks autonomously, such as opening applications, browsing the web, and filling spreadsheets. The company acknowledged that this capability is still early and warned that Claude can make mistakes, though it has built safeguards including requiring permission before accessing new apps.
Solution / Mitigation
Anthropic stated it has built the computer use capability 'with safeguards that minimize risk' and that 'Claude will always request permission before accessing new apps.' Users can also use Dispatch, a feature that lets users have continuous conversations with Claude from a phone or desktop to assign tasks.
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Original source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/anthropic-claude-ai-agent-use-computer-finish-tasks.html
First tracked: March 24, 2026 at 08:00 AM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 90%