Anthropic Builds FSD for Computers, Beats Microsoft at the Game [Video]

OpenAI’s rival Anthropic, the AI safety and research company, is changing the way humans interact with computers. The company recently unveiled an upgraded Claude 3.5 Sonnet model, the new Claude 3.5 Haiku, and a public beta for an experimental feature called ‘computer use.’

Developers can now use it to automate repetitive tasks, conduct testing and QA, and conduct open-ended research. Many have likened it to a car’s self-driving features. 

“Entering a new era with computer use. It’s like FSD for your computer!” said Sunny Madra of Groq. “Replit Agent just becomes an L3 self-driving Agent with Claude computer use from Anthropic,” posted a user on X. 

In a demo video presented by Anthropic, Claude was able to perform web searches, book tickets, operate MS Excel and fill out applications. “In the first trial, the ‘computer use’ feature was able to find and report flight options from SFO to Tokyo,” shareda …