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Anthropic's Claude Cowork Now Controls Your Computer
10 Apr
Summary
- Claude Cowork can now control user computers via desktop app.
- Enterprise plans receive new access controls and governance.
- Zoom integrates AI Companion with Claude Cowork for meetings.
Anthropic's Claude Cowork platform has achieved general availability for all paying customers, including Pro, Team, and Enterprise plans. This agentic assistant offers advanced capabilities, allowing it to control a user's entire computer by launching applications and modifying files through its desktop app. This release signifies a move towards AI assistants that can persistently act with less human interaction.
New features tailored for enterprise clients include role-based access controls, governance functionalities such as spend limits and use controls, and enhanced analytics and visibility. Concurrently, Zoom has launched an MCP connector, integrating its AI Companion's meeting summaries and action items directly into Claude Cowork.
Claude Cowork and Claude Code on Desktop are now accessible on both Mac and Windows operating systems. This general availability follows recent research previews of features like direct computer control and remote task assignment via Dispatch, previously limited to Pro and Max customers.
