Claude can control your computer, 74% of AI's value goes to 20% of companies, and brand discovery just moved to AI. This week's digest.

Anthropic has given Claude the ability to control a Mac, marking a major step in the AI agent race and raising new questions about automation, reliability, and security.

Anthropic’s Claude Code Computer Use preview lets Mac Pro and Max users control apps, browsers, and spreadsheets through the GUI

Anthropic has given its AI assistant Claude the ability to take direct control of a user’s desktop, opening applications, clicking through menus, and typing into fields the same way a person would. The new capability, called Claude Cowork, turns the ...

Computer-Using or Computer Use Agents (CUAs) are agentic AI capabilities that enable an AI model to perceive a screen “visually” and control it like a person would — clicking, typing, navigating an application’s graphical user interface and “reading” the displayed information.

OpenAI's Codex desktop app now controls your Mac, runs its own browser, and generates images in a new update released today.

The pitch for computer-use agents is compelling on its face: deploy software that navigates interfaces, executes tasks, and handles routine operations without a human in the loop. The productivity math looks good in a slide deck.