Anthropic adds computer use to Claude

Anthropic introduced computer use in public beta with an updated Claude 3.5 Sonnet. Developers could direct Claude to look at a screen, move a cursor, click, and type. Anthropic also called the feature experimental and sometimes error-prone.

This is where the risk changes shape. A weak answer is one thing. A weak action inside a real computer can alter files, accounts, and money. The capability was early, but the direction was obvious.