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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 by an AI model, 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-aieCheck out my new app! https://lmcouncil.aiAI Insiders ($9!): https://www.patreon.com/AIExplainedChapters: 00:00 - Introduction01:12 - Claude Cowork06:48 - Productivity Speed-up + jobs09:33 - Comparing Models12:00 - Brittle AI PaperCowork Intro: https://x.com/claudeai/thread/2010805682434666759'All of it': https://x.com/bcherny/status/2010813886052581538'AGI' Claims: https://x.com/deepfates/status/2004994698335879383Douglas Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOsNrV3bXtQ&t=2313sJob Stats: https://www.oxfordeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Evidence-of-an-AI-driven-shakeup-of-job-markets-is-patchy.pdfAmodei Prediction: https://fortune.com/2025/05/28/anthropic-ceo-warning-ai-job-loss/GenAI Traffic: https://x.com/demishassabis/status/2009075877347512545Illusion of Insight: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.00514Entropy Exploration: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.14758ProRL: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2505.24864Genesis Mission: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/11/launching-the-genesis-mission/https://deepmind.google/blog/how-were-supporting-better-tropical-cyclone-prediction-with-ai/Non-hype Newsletter: https://signaltonoise.beehiiv.com/Podcast: https://aiexplainedopodcast.buzzsprout.com/

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A new tool, with code written by an AI model, 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 06:48 - Productivity Speed-up + jobs 09:33 - Comparing Models ...

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