MAROKO133 Hot ai: Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Desktop agent that works in your fil

📌 MAROKO133 Hot ai: Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Desktop agent that works i

Anthropic released Cowork on Monday, a new AI agent capability that extends the power of its wildly successful Claude Code tool to non-technical users — and according to company insiders, the team built the entire feature in approximately a week and a half, largely using Claude Code itself.

The launch marks a major inflection point in the race to deliver practical AI agents to mainstream users, positioning Anthropic to compete not just with OpenAI and Google in conversational AI, but with Microsoft's Copilot in the burgeoning market for AI-powered productivity tools.

"Cowork lets you complete non-technical tasks much like how developers use Claude Code," the company announced via its official Claude account on X. The feature arrives as a research preview available exclusively to Claude Max subscribers — Anthropic's power-user tier priced between $100 and $200 per month — through the macOS desktop application.

For the past year, the industry narrative has focused on large language models that can write poetry or debug code. With Cowork, Anthropic is betting that the real enterprise value lies in an AI that can open a folder, read a messy pile of receipts, and generate a structured expense report without human hand-holding.

How developers using a coding tool for vacation research inspired Anthropic's latest product

The genesis of Cowork lies in Anthropic's recent success with the developer community. In late 2024, the company released Claude Code, a terminal-based tool that allowed software engineers to automate rote programming tasks. The tool was a hit, but Anthropic noticed a peculiar trend: users were forcing the coding tool to perform non-coding labor.

According to Boris Cherny, an engineer at Anthropic, the company observed users deploying the developer tool for an unexpectedly diverse array of tasks.

"Since we launched Claude Code, we saw people using it for all sorts of non-coding work: doing vacation research, building slide decks, cleaning up your email, cancelling subscriptions, recovering wedding photos from a hard drive, monitoring plant growth, controlling your oven," Cherny wrote on X. "These use cases are diverse and surprising — the reason is that the underlying Claude Agent is the best agent, and Opus 4.5 is the best model."

Recognizing this shadow usage, Anthropic effectively stripped the command-line complexity from their developer tool to create a consumer-friendly interface. In its blog post announcing the feature, Anthropic explained that developers "quickly began using it for almost everything else," which "prompted us to build Cowork: a simpler way for anyone — not just developers — to work with Claude in the very same way."

Inside the folder-based architecture that lets Claude read, edit, and create files on your computer

Unlike a standard chat interface where a user pastes text for analysis, Cowork requires a different level of trust and access. Users designate a specific folder on their local machine that Claude can access. Within that sandbox, the AI agent can read existing files, modify them, or create entirely new ones.

Anthropic offers several illustrative examples: reorganizing a cluttered downloads folder by sorting and intelligently renaming each file, generating a spreadsheet of expenses from a collection of receipt screenshots, or drafting a report from scattered notes across multiple documents.

"In Cowork, you give Claude access to a folder on your computer. Claude can then read, edit, or create files in that folder," the company explained on X. "Try it to create a spreadsheet from a pile of screenshots, or produce a first draft from scattered notes."

The architecture relies on what is known as an "agentic loop." When a user assigns a task, the AI does not merely generate a text response. Instead, it formulates a plan, executes steps in parallel, checks its own work, and asks for clarification if it hits a roadblock. Users can queue multiple tasks and let Claude process them simultaneously — a workflow Anthropic describes as feeling "much less like a back-and-forth and much more like leaving messages for a coworker."

The system is built on Anthropic's Claude Agent SDK, meaning it shares the same underlying architecture as Claude Code. Anthropic notes that Cowork "can take on many of the same tasks that Claude Code can handle, but in a more approachable form for non-coding tasks."

The recursive loop where AI builds AI: Claude Code reportedly wrote much of Claude Cowork

Perhaps the most remarkable detail surrounding Cowork's launch is the speed at which the tool was reportedly built — highlighting a recursive feedback loop where AI tools are being used to build better AI tools.

During a livestream hosted by Dan Shipper, Felix Rieseberg, an Anthropic employee, confirmed that the team built Cowork in approximately a week and a half.

Alex Volkov, who covers AI developments, expressed surprise at the timeline: "Holy shit Anthropic built 'Cowork' in the last… week and a half?!"

This prompted immediate speculation about how much of Cowork was itself built by Claude Code. Simon Smith, EVP of Generative AI at Klick Health, put it bluntly on X: "Claude Code wrote all of Claude Cowork. Can we all agree that we're in at least somewhat of a recursive improvement loop here?"

The implication is profound: Anthropic's AI coding agent may have substantially contributed to building its own non-technical sibling product. If true, this is one of the most visible examples yet of AI systems being used to accelerate their own development and expansion — a strategy that could widen the gap between AI labs that successfully deploy their own agents internally and those that do not.

Connectors, browser automation, and skills extend Cowork's reach beyond the local file system

Cowork doesn't operate in isolation. The feature integrates with Anthropic's existing ecosystem of connectors — tools that link Claude to external information sources and services such as Asana, Notion, PayPal, and other supported partners. Users who have configured these connections in the standard Claude interface can leverage them within Cowork sessions.

Additionally, Cowork can pair with Claude in Chrome, Anthropic's browser…

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🔗 Sumber: venturebeat.com

📌 MAROKO133 Hot ai: US hypersonic missile range could extend with new rotating det

On January 14, GE Aerospace and Lockheed Martin revealed the results of a new propulsion demonstration that could reshape the future of hypersonic flight.

The two companies showed how a liquid-fueled rotating detonation ramjet, paired with a new tactical inlet, could tackle one of the biggest problems in hypersonic systems. That problem is efficiency at extreme speeds above Mach 5, or more than 3,800 miles per hour.

The test effort brings together two advanced aerospace ideas that have matured rapidly in recent years. Hypersonic vehicles promise faster response times and longer reach for future defense systems.

Yet major technical hurdles remain. By combining a rotating detonation engine with a dual-mode ramjet inlet, engineers aim to close what is often called the efficiency gap that limits the performance of current hypersonic missiles.

Why efficiency limits hypersonic missiles

Hypersonic flight has enormous military and civilian potential. Vehicles traveling at more than five times the speed of sound can cover long distances in minutes. However, keeping engines efficient across such a wide speed range remains difficult.

Many hypersonic missiles rely on ramjets for sustained high-speed flight. A ramjet has no moving parts and depends on forward motion to compress incoming air. This simple design works well once the engine is already moving very fast. The problem is ignition. A ramjet typically needs to reach around Mach 3, or about 2,300 miles per hour, before combustion can begin.

To reach that speed, missiles need large rocket boosters. These boosters add weight, complexity, and cost. They also limit range and flexibility. This gap between launch and efficient cruise has been a long-standing challenge for hypersonic designers.

Rotating detonation engines offer a new path

GE Aerospace is addressing this challenge with a rotating detonation engine. Instead of steady burning, this engine uses a continuous supersonic detonation wave that travels around a cylindrical chamber. Fuel and water are fed into the chamber, creating a self-sustaining cycle that maintains high pressure during combustion.

This approach delivers major gains. Rotating detonation engines can be about 25 percent more efficient than conventional combustion systems. They are also smaller and lighter. Unlike traditional ramjets, they can operate at lower speeds, even before reaching supersonic flight.

Another key advantage is flexibility. The same core can operate as a ramjet at supersonic speeds and as a scramjet at hypersonic speeds. This means the missile can rely on smaller rocket boosters and transition more smoothly through different flight regimes.

A tactical inlet built for dual-mode flight

Lockheed Martin contributes a high-speed tactical inlet designed for a dual-mode ramjet system. This inlet is critical because it manages how air enters the engine at different speeds and altitudes. By tuning itself to the rotating detonation core, the inlet allows stable operation as airflow conditions change.

Managing airflow at Mach 5 and beyond is extremely complex. Shockwaves interact in tight spaces, and small changes can disrupt combustion. Engineers rely on advanced computational fluid dynamics to shape the inlet and control these shock patterns.

The design also addresses a common weakness of detonation engines. Many struggle to perform consistently across varying altitudes. The new inlet helps maintain efficiency whether the vehicle is flying lower in the atmosphere or higher at hypersonic cruise.

Implications for future hypersonic systems

Together, the rotating detonation ramjet and the tactical inlet point toward more compact, affordable hypersonic propulsion. Fewer parts and smaller boosters could reduce costs and enable large-scale production.

“Following two years of internal investment, this demonstration is a testament to the power of collaboration, innovation, and joint commitment to get affordable capability into the hands of war-fighters at the speed of relevance,” stated Randy Crites, vice president and general manager at Lockheed Martin Advanced Programs.

“This compact ramjet applies Lockheed Martin’s expertise in ramjet inlets and offers extended range at extreme speeds. We’re committed to delivering a propulsion system that advances America’s hypersonic capability in an intensifying threat environment.”

If the technology continues to mature, it could play a central role in next-generation hypersonic missiles and aircraft.

🔗 Sumber: interestingengineering.com