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Anthropic just dropped Claude Computer Use to try and take down OpenClaw. But is it actually a gamechanger, or just more slop hype? Let's run it.

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Anthropic's Claude Computer Use feature lets Claude autonomously control your Mac — opening apps, attending Zoom meetings, writing code, and more — all triggered from a phone prompt. The video humorously demonstrates use cases like automating job interviews, attending standups via AI voice, scheduling pull requests to fake productivity, and even logging into bank accounts. It also compares Claude Computer Use (paid, closed-source, Mac-only) to OpenClaw (free, open-source, model-agnostic) and touches on security concerns raised by Palo Alto Networks about open-source computer-use agents.

Claude just hijacked my computer...