Show Notes
Cowork launched two weeks ago as "Claude Code for the rest of your work." Today we assess what the first fortnight reveals: proof points that work, honest critiques that cut deep, a cautionary tale about deleted files, and the design question at the heart of AI democratisation. In this episode:
Why Cowork exists — developers were using Claude Code for everything except coding The proof points — Lenny Rachitsky's 320 transcripts analysed in 15 minutes The honest critique — Claire Vo on the "awkward middle ground" The safety story — 11GB deleted, and Anthropic's response The design question — where should agent interfaces live?
Links: Anthropic's Cowork announcement: https://www.anthropic.com/news/cowork Simon Willison's first impressions: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/12/claude-cowork/ Claire Vo's review: https://x.com/clairevo/status/2010835704931369379
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