The quickest way to experiment with computer use is to use Anthropic's reference implementation: a docker container that takes less than ten minutes t

Getting Started with Claude Computer Use

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2024-11-01 02:30:03

The quickest way to experiment with computer use is to use Anthropic's reference implementation: a docker container that takes less than ten minutes to set up, even if you've never used Docker before.

I spent several hours playing with the computer use reference implementation last week. The experience felt like an exagerated version of the emotional journey I've had while trying out so many AI-powered products over the last 18 months. At first there's a giddy sense of, "Wow! This is amazing. I can't believe this works! You could do anything with this!"

But as you use it more, you realize that even when it does complete a task, the final result isn't always what you wanted. It's also slow, unreliable, and expensive -- so much so that it's hard to imagine a scenario where computer use is the right tool for the job today.

Watching a computer use a computer in an open-ended way was such an exciting and novel experience, that I’d encourage anyone with an interest in AI to spin up the reference implementation and give it a go.