Anthropic just announced via social media post that its AI assistant Claude can now control the user’s computer in the background via Claude Cowork and Claude Code. The user can continue working on the computer as usual while Cowork and/or Code do their thing in the background.
That means Claude can click, type, and launch apps without taking over the screen, mouse, or keyboard. If Claude needs to use the entire screen, it will first ask for permission. Background tasks continue even when the user steps away from the computer, provided it’s still on.