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Anthropic's following-day announcement confirms Cowork launched as a research preview on January 12. Experimental desktop work is not general availability or proof of dependable unsupervised workplace autonomy.

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Cowork enters desktop research preview

Mon Jan 12 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Cowork enters desktop research preview

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Cowork enters desktop research preview

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