Image: The Verge Claude, the AI chatbot made by Anthropic, now has a desktop app. You can download the Mac and Windows versions of the app from Anthropic's website for free.Last week, Anthropic released its computer use" feature in public beta, which allows the Claude 3.5 Sonnet model to control a computer by looking at a screen, moving the cursor, clicking buttons, and entering text. This capability isn't available within the app, however.

Image: The Verge Uber is using gig workers to get into the AI labeling business, Bloomberg reports. It's a sign that the ridehail and delivery company is interested in expanding its independent contractor-powered business model to meet the demands of the fast-growing world of machine learning and large-language models.The company's new Scaled Solutions" division claims it can connect businesses to nuanced analysts, testers, and independent data operators" using its platform. It's an extension of an internal team with members based in the US and India that do new feature testing and other tasks like converting restaurant menus to Uber Eats selections.Uber was already using artificial intelligence and machine learning for its own business and is now... Continue reading...