claude-computer-use-oct-2024

Summary

Anthropic shipped a feature in October 2024, as a public beta alongside the Claude 3.5 Sonnet model, that lets the AI directly operate a computer screen — clicking, typing, and navigating. This anchors the timeline for when automated computer interaction became a real product capability, which matters for any reasoning about what the model can or cannot do in practical, end-to-end workflows.