💻 Anthropic launches "computer use"

Good Morning! Anthropic just dropped a massive update, giving Claude the ability to take full control of your computer to execute tasks while you're away. Plus, I’ll show you how to create a 3D world using AI in minutes.

Plus, in today’s AI newsletter:

• Anthropic Gives Claude the Keys to Your Computer

• Jensen Huang says ‘I think we’ve achieved AGI’

• ChatGPT Gets Ads Now

• How to Create a 3D World in Minutes

• 4 new AI tools worth trying

AI TOOLS

💻 Anthropic Gives Claude the Keys to Your Computer

Anthropic wants you to let Claude drive. The company announced a new "computer use" feature that allows its AI assistant to click, scroll, and navigate through web pages, files, and local applications to complete complex tasks entirely on your behalf.

• The feature is currently rolling out as a research preview exclusively for Claude Pro and Max subscribers on macOS.

• It pairs directly with "Dispatch," Anthropic's new mobile tool that lets you assign tasks to Claude from your smartphone and have them executed on your desktop back home.

• Claude will look for existing integrations (like Slack or Google Workspace) first, but if it lacks a connector, it will fall back to physically controlling the screen and mouse just like a human operator.

• The system uses a strict permission-first approach, meaning Claude must request access before touching a new application, and users can intervene to stop it at any time.

This is the critical leap from passive chatbots to fully autonomous digital workers. By combining mobile delegation through Dispatch with local desktop execution, Anthropic is building a future where your AI acts as a true proxy, grinding through your IDE, submitting pull requests, or compiling research on your machine while you aren't even in the room.

AI NEWS

🧠 Jensen Huang says ‘I think we’ve achieved AGI’

On a recent episode of the Lex Fridman podcast, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made waves by boldly declaring, "I think it's now. I think we've achieved AGI." However, the claim hinges entirely on a very specific, economic definition of Artificial General Intelligence.

• Fridman defined AGI as an AI system capable of starting, growing, and running a tech company worth over $1 billion

• Huang agreed that under this specific metric, AGI is already here, pointing to the viral capabilities of open-source AI agent platforms like OpenClaw

• He argued it's entirely plausible for an AI agent to spin up a viral web service or digital influencer that billions of people use for 50 cents, instantly hitting that $1 billion valuation

• However, Huang clarified that these AI-generated companies would likely flame out after a few months, adding that the odds of AI agents autonomously building a lasting, complex empire like Nvidia is "zero percent"

Huang's comments highlight how the tech industry is subtly shifting the goalposts for AGI. Instead of defining it as a conscious, omniscient supercomputer, leaders are increasingly framing AGI as specialized systems capable of executing highly lucrative, short-term tasks. It proves that as AI gets more capable, the benchmark for "human-level intelligence" is becoming less about cognitive reasoning and more about raw economic output.

AI NEWS

📢 ChatGPT Gets Ads Now

OpenAI just crossed a major line in the AI world. The company confirmed it will roll out ads to all free and Go-tier ChatGPT users in the United States in the coming weeks, partnering with ad-tech firm Criteo to bring brands directly into your AI conversations.

• OpenAI will display ads to all U.S. free and Go-tier ChatGPT users within weeks, using Criteo as its ad-tech partner with entry-level spend packages between $50K and $100K

• With 900 million weekly active users and only ~5% paying subscribers, advertising is OpenAI's clearest path to monetizing the massive free user base it has built

• Competitors like Anthropic are already positioning themselves as the ad-free alternative, even running Super Bowl commercials mocking the idea of ads in AI chatbots

• The rollout will serve as a live experiment for the entire industry: if ad-supported AI chatbots work commercially without destroying user trust, expect every major player to follow

OpenAI is betting it can monetize hundreds of millions of free users without degrading the product experience. This is a massive gamble that will define whether ad-supported AI becomes the industry norm. If users accept it, every AI company will follow; if they don't, it could open the door wide for competitors who keep their interfaces clean to steal serious market share.

HOW TO AI

🗂️ How to Create a 3D World in Minutes

In this tutorial, you will learn how to instantly generate and explore complete 3D environments using OpenArt Worlds, a platform that turns your 2D images or text prompts into fully navigable, production-ready 3D spaces.

🧰 Who is This For

• People who’ve never touched Blender/Unity

• Product designers, UI/UX folks, motion designers

• Indie game developers building worlds fast

• Startup founders prototyping ideas

STEP 1: Access OpenArt Worlds

Head over to the OpenArt Worlds platform and sign into your account. Once you are on the main dashboard, locate and click on the "Create 3D Worlds" option to launch the generation interface.

STEP 2: Input Your Vision

You have two choices: upload an existing 2D image or write a text prompt. If you are using a prompt, the key is to be incredibly specific about depth, perspective, and structure. Use keywords that define the exact lighting, composition, and mood you want, for example:

“The scene is a breathtaking panoramic view of a mountain landscape at sunset, captured with photorealistic detail, evoking a serene and majestic atmosphere. The vibrant colors of the setting sun cast long, dramatic shadows and highlight the rugged peaks, reflecting golden hues across the tranquil lake surfaces. Wildflowers, including purple lupines and various yellow blooms, carpet the foreground, adding rich texture and color to the verdant alpine meadows that stretch across the rolling terrain.”

STEP 3: Generate and Populate the Environment

Once your input is processed, the AI generates a complete, immersive 3D environment that you can actually explore. From here, you are not just looking at a flat image; you can seamlessly place characters, objects, and extra details wherever you need them within the newly created space.

STEP 4: Frame Your Perfect Shot

Treat the 3D world like your own personal studio. You can adjust the camera angles, frame specific shots, and capture production-ready visuals directly from within the environment. This gives you total control over the composition of your final export without ever needing to touch a physical camera.

Alibaba's DAMO Academy unveils XuanTie C950, a 5nm server chip with 3.2 GHz clock, and claims it to be “the highest performing RISC-V CPU in the world”.

Japan's Sakana AI launches Sakana Chat, its first consumer chatbot, marking a shift from its business focus as competition to localize generative AI intensifies.

Munich-based Interloom, which aims to capture tacit knowledge for AI agents from businesses' operational records, raised a $16.5M seed led by DN Capital.

OpenAI is in talks to buy 5 GW of electricity by 2030 from Sam Altman-backed fusion startup Helion; Altman has stepped down as Helion's board chair.

🎨 MAI-Image-2: Microsoft’s improved image generator

🤖 ASMR: Supermemory’s experimental agent memory system

⚙️ OpenAI Codex: OpenAI’s coding assistant, now with automations and customizable themes

🎥 Replit Animation: Turn text prompts into animated videos

THAT’S IT FOR TODAY

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- Dr. Alvaro Cintas