AI & I Vibe Check: Claude Cowork Is Claude Code for the Rest of Us
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Jan 13, 2026 
Felix Rieseberg, a product engineer at Anthropic, shares insights about Claude Cowork, a user-friendly AI tool designed for everyone. He explains the innovative design that separates 'Tasks' from 'Chats' and the async queue system that enhances productivity. The discussion covers practical demos like email drafting, calendar audits, and competitive analysis. Felix also highlights the importance of 'Skills' for customization, and the principles behind agent-native architecture, hinting at a future where knowledge workers can seamlessly interact with AI.
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Live Competitor Analysis Demo
- Dan demoed a competitor analysis by asking Cowork to browse every.to and report five competitors and positioning.
- The agent ran many minutes of iterations on his machine and produced a useful markdown-style analysis.
Choose Cowork For Long Background Tasks
- Use Cowork when you want long-running background work and the ability to queue follow-ups while the agent runs.
- Prefer regular Claude for quick, immediate answers and Cowork for deeper, async tasks.
Local Execution Enables Faster Iteration
- Cowork runs local processes on your machine for more aggressive agent abilities and faster iteration.
- Anthropic intentionally shipped it as a separate tab to move faster and invite user feedback.
