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AI agents don't need better prompts. They need better goals

PCWorld

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. AI agents don't need better prompts. From Meta Muse and Gemini Spark to ChatGPT Work and Claude Cowork, a new class of AI agents needs a different prompting style than regular AI chatbots do. Right now, it's all about AI agents, and we just got another one, this time from Facebook parent Meta. Meta Muse is the name of Meta's new, cloud-based AI agent, and like Gemini Spark, ChatGPT Work, and Claude Cowork, Meta Muse doesn't just sit in a chatbox.


5 Claude privacy settings you should check right now

PCWorld

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Whether you're new to Claude or it's been a while since you reviewed your app preferences, you don't want to overlook these Claude settings. As with ChatGPT, the available settings in the Claude app are continually in flux, and it's easy to lose track of what Claude's allowed to do on your system and what private or sensitive details you're sharing with it. Now is as good a time as any for a five-minute audit of some key Claude settings, running the gamut from whether it's using your input for training purposes to what it can--and can't--remember about you. I'll also cover which local directories are fair game for Claude Cowork.


5 ways I actually use ChatGPT Work in my small business to save time and money

ZDNet

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen From scanning Gmail to catching ugly loan terms, ChatGPT Work has become my practical small-business assistant. Here's how agentic AI delivers real productivity gains for me. ChatGPT Work can tackle real small-business chores. The AI saved me time across five very different tasks. The results can be useful, but still need human review.


This six-course Claude AI and ChatGPT training bundle is 29.99

Mashable

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Anthropic's Claude and Cowork will share memories about you now - unless you opt out

ZDNet

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Anthropic's Claude and Cowork will share memories about you now - unless you opt out Anthropic is merging Claude chat and Cowork memory, raising privacy questions about what AI remembers and if it's worth the tradeoff. Claude chat and Cowork now share one memory system. Memory updates as you chat, with sensitive-data controls. The productivity boost comes with serious privacy tradeoffs. Today, Anthropic announced the merger of the memory systems for Claude chat and Claude Cowork.


Claude Cowork can now run in a Chrome sidebar

Engadget

Anthropic's Claude Cowork is now available as part of the company's Claude for Chrome browser extension. The change means conversations had in the Chrome side panel will become a part of the user's history, and their skills and connectors will automatically work in the browser. It also allows tasks to be started in a Claude app and then continued in a Chrome browser or vice versa. Max and Team subscribers can start using this feature today, and Pro plans will have access in the coming weeks. While Anthropic has secured integrations with a lot of professional and lifestyle services for its Claude products, this can provide a way to still have the chatbot execute tasks in tools that don't have that official support.


Claude's Record-a-Skill cut my research from hours to 30 minutes - but the magic has limits

ZDNet

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Claude's Record-a-Skill cut my research from hours to 30 minutes - but the magic has limits I used Claude Cowork to automate a workflow, and the result was remarkably effective, but it exposed four drawbacks. Claude turns narrated screen recordings into reusable skills. Last month, Anthropic announced a new Claude Cowork feature: the ability to narrate a screen recording and turn it into a Claude skill . I tried it and, well, as they say, All magic comes with a price. Let's set the stage by defining what we're after here. A skill is a very detailed canned prompt that can be run like a program from within Claude (and many other AIs).


My A/C unit came with a cruddy manual. Claude made a better one

PCWorld

PCWorld reports how Claude AI transformed a confusing air conditioner manual into a comprehensive 12-page guide with visuals and maintenance tips. The process involved uploading the generic manual and model number to Claude's Cowork feature, which generated accurate operating procedures and quick-start guides. This demonstrates AI's potential to make complex product documentation more user-friendly and accessible for consumers struggling with manufacturer manuals. Um, what does button do? Our new air conditioner had just arrived, a necessity for a sure-to-be-sizzling New York summer, and already I was scratching my head.


The Morning After: Elon Musk wants a 134 billion payout from OpenAI and Microsoft

Engadget

How to claim Verizon's $20 outage credit He gave millions in seed funding. Part of a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of abandoning its non-profit status claims Musk is owed anywhere from $79 billion to $134 billion in damages for the "wrongful gains" of OpenAI and Microsoft. Musk claims in the filing that he's entitled to a chunk of the company's recent $500 billion valuation, after contributing $38 million in "seed funding" during the AI company's early years. It wasn't just money -- according to the filing, Musk helped advise on key employee recruitment, introductions with business contacts and startup advice. If this sounds familiar, it's because the lawsuit dates back to March 2024.


Anthropic opens up its Claude Cowork feature to anyone with a 20 subscription

Engadget

How to claim Verizon's $20 outage credit Pro subscribers can have Claude can handle simple tasks on their computer. Claude Cowork, Anthropic's AI assistant for taking care of simple tasks on your computer, is now available for anyone with a $20 per month Pro subscription to try. Anthropic launched Cowork as an exclusive feature for its Max subscribers, who pay a minimum of $100 per month for more uses of Claude's expensive reasoning models and early access to experimental features. Now Claude Cowork is available at a cheaper price, though Anthropic notes Pro users may hit their usage limits earlier than Max users do. Like other AI agents, the novelty of Claude Cowork is its ability to work on its own.