Anthropic: Our AI just created a tool that can ‘automate all white collar work’, Me:
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A new tool, with code written *only* by AI, has gone omega-viral: Claude Cowork. But is the hype justified? What do the stats say on productivity? Where is the truth in a sea of noise? What is truth? Can we handle the truth? Where's Nemo? https://matsprogram.org/s26-aie Check out my new app! https://lmcouncil.ai AI Insiders ($9!): https://www.patreon.com/AIExplained Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 01:12 - Claude Cowork 07:36 - Productivity Speed-up + jobs 10:19 - Comparing Models 12:46 - Brittle AI Paper Cowork Intro: https://x.com/claudeai/thread/2010805682434666759 'All of it': https://x.com/bcherny/status/2010813886052581538 'AGI' Claims: https://x.com/deepfates/status/2004994698335879383 Douglas Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOsNrV3bXtQ&t=2313s Job Stats: https://www.oxfordeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Evidence-of-an-AI-driven-shakeup-of-job-markets-is-patchy.pdf Amodei Prediction: https://fortune.com/2025/05/28/anthropic-ceo-warning-ai-job-loss/
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