Anthropic’s Claude can now control your Mac, escalating the fight to build AI agents that actually do work
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Anthropic has launched an update to its Claude chatbot, allowing it to control a user's Mac and perform tasks on their behalf. The move puts Anthropic at the center of the competition to build AI agents that can act, not just talk, with other companies like OpenAI and Google also working on similar technology.
Anthropic's Claude chatbot can now control a user's Mac, clicking buttons and typing into fields. This update transforms Claude into a remote digital operator. The feature is available to paying subscribers and works through a layered priority system. Claude first checks for direct connectors with services like Gmail or Google Drive, then falls back to navigating the Chrome browser, and finally interacts directly with the user's screen as a last resort. The company is also extending its Dispatch feature, which lets users assign tasks to Claude from their mobile phone. This creates a pipeline where users can issue instructions from anywhere and return to a finished deliverable.
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