Claude can control your computer now

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What’s in store:

• Let AI do the clicking for you.

• AI just cracked the code on your DNA’s hidden complexity.

• Around the web: Apple is now allowing users worldwide, not just in the EU, to set default apps for calling and messaging in iOS 18.2.

• Guidde will transform your onboarding!

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ANTHROPIC

Forget about clicking—Claude is already on it

Anthropic, backed by Amazon, announced a breakthrough: its AI can now use computers like humans.

Known for its Claude chatbot, Anthropic is competing with AI like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini in a rapidly growing market.

Their new "Computer Use" feature allows AI to browse, click buttons, and complete tasks across different software in real-time, much like a human would.

Early testers, including Amazon, Asana, and Canva, are already using the tool, and it’s now in public beta with plans to reach consumers soon.

Tasks like booking flights and filling out forms may be made easier with this new tech.

Here’s what you should know:

• Anthropic’s AI now handles multi-step tasks, like navigating websites, in real-time.

• Companies like Amazon and Canva have tested it, with public beta now available.

• Potential future uses include automating flight bookings and form completions.

The rise of AI agents

AI agents, like Anthropic's, are becoming more than just chatbots.

They’re built to complete complex tasks for users, with major companies investing heavily in this technology.

Anthropic, through its Claude Enterprise product, aims to transform these tools from virtual assistants into more capable business collaborators.

AI that can book my flights? Please.

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On This Day

October 25th 2001 - Windows XP, one of Microsoft’s most popular operating systems, is officially released.

Riddle Me This

Which word in the English language does the following:

The first two letters signify a male,

the first three letters signify a female,

the first four letters signify a great,

while the entire world signifies a great woman.

Nifty Numbers

The adoption of AI systems is set to increase as 90% of businesses are already investing in AI, with plans to expand further.

AI SCIENCE

The drama in your DNA

Researchers at Stanford Medicine have created a new AI tool to detect complex changes in the human genome that current methods miss.

This tool, called ARC-SV, can find genetic variations that are linked to psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, offering a new way to understand these diseases.

Published on September 30th in Cell, the study looked at over 4,000 human genomes and found that each one has 80 to 100 complex structural variations.

Many of these are connected to brain function and development, giving researchers more insight into the genetic roots of mental health conditions.

Here’s what the study had to say:

• Complex genetic changes, often linked to brain function, are present in all human genomes.

• ARC-SV detects these changes with 95% accuracy.

• The study helps explain how genetic changes can influence psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Cracking the DNA code without breaking a sweat

ARC-SV was tested using brain tissue from both healthy individuals and people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

The results showed that these genetic changes affect how brain-related genes are read, possibly contributing to the development of these disorders.

Before, most genome variations discovered were simple, but the ARC-SV tool shows that more complex variations are widespread.

These changes, ranging from 200 to 100,000 base pairs, often occur in parts of the genome that regulate brain development.

Some of them overlap with regions known to be linked to psychiatric conditions.

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have helped identify areas of the genome linked to mental health risks, but they lack detail.

ARC-SV provides a clearer picture, helping researchers pinpoint the exact genetic changes.

It’s like going from knowing there’s an error on a page to having the error highlighted so researchers can see exactly what’s wrong.

These findings suggest that studying complex genetic variations could reveal important clues about how psychiatric diseases develop and how they might be treated.

The research takes a big step toward understanding the genetic basis of mental health disorders and the impact of these genetic changes on the brain.

AI reading genomes like it’s skimming a mystery novel.

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