Here’s a cynical, but good overview of Anthropic’s attempt to use Claude code for generic knowledge work, a tool called Cowork. One part:

Cowork may find fans among knowledge workers who have to create presentations but take no pride in their work.

Come on.

This is an application of that caustic Protestant belief that godliness requires suffering and pain. At the very least a bunch of tedious bullshit. The easy path is the Devil’s work.

Sometimes easy is greatness. This gets more true as you get older. E.g. “this overnight success only took 20 years.” In fact, isn’t making things easier, like, the point of…everything?

See also: “spellcheck and digital publishing, for those who take no pride in their writing and lithography.”

Original: Anthropic floats Claude Cowork for office work automation. See also a coverage round-up of Claude Cowork.