Claude Can Control Your PC

Plus step-by-step guide on how to run it without any technical skills

Hi!

A few days ago, Anthropic released a big update for Claude models and the API that helps you control your PC using AI. This feature is still in beta, but it already provides many fantastic usage scenarios (and gets the whole internet excited).

We've figured out how to run “computer use” without any technical skills, and now ready to share it with you.

With this newsletter, you'll learn:

• What is “Computer Use” from Anthropic

• How to Set up Claude on Your PC

• Practical Scenarios to Use the New Platform

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Claude AI Update & New API

So here's what happened. Briefly, without further details.

Anthropic unveiled an improved Claude 3.5 Sonnet module and a new Claude 3.5 Haiku model. The new version of Sonnet has become better than its predecessor in every way, including query processing speed and coding skills. (Below, you will see a table showing the capabilities of the current Claude 3.5 Sonnet) And the Claude 3.5 is the company's next biggest model, complementary to the Opus.

Here's how these models feel in comparison to the GPT-4o and Gemini 1.5 (Keep in mind that the tests were conducted at Anthropic, so let's not get too enthusiastic)

This is important because Claude 3.5 Sonnet is responsible for running the new API.

The “Computer use” platform allows developers to control a PC using a chatbot. The idea is that Claude mimics the behavior of real people—it looks at the screen, moves the cursor, clicks on copies, and types text. This approach creates a new way of interacting with a PC.

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To be fair, it would be a bit of a cheat to call this approach new since Microsoft's Copilot chatbot works similarly. However, unlike Copilot, Claude can be used on other platforms as well as Windows.

Currently, “computer use” is an experimental feature in beta. Anthropic warns its users that the AI is still error-prone and may produce poor results. However, it is possible to test the API now.

It only requires one application and a couple of lines of code.

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Try Claude AI on Your PC

I don't know about you, but for me (a person who is rather loosely connected with coding), the first link to GitHub usually makes me give up even the most exciting idea. But today's topic is not that case. Besides, the process of customizing Claude on PC is straightforward. And it looks identical no matter what platform you use: Windows, MacOS, or Linux.

Here's what the step-by-step setup looks like.