Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Anthropic has introduced a new AI capability called “Computer Use,” which allows AI agents to autonomously perform tasks on computers by mimicking human actions such as using a mouse and keyboard.

Early public encounters with computers were shaped less by direct use than by description and explanation. Long before laptops and smartphones became common, print media helped bring the technology to ...