As an AI Coach, Advisor, and Agent Builder, I help organizations and business leaders harness the power of artificial intelligence to boost productivity and streamline operations. I enable organizations to navigate the transformative landscape of AI, educating teams, identifying operational and strategic opportunities with AI and creating a framework for safe and transparent use of data in the organization.
I controlled my computer from my phone. It was messy. It was magic.
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I saw the future yesterday. In a blurry screenshot I pulled from my laptop while sitting across the room with my phone. Here's what happened. Claude Desktop (the app that launched in January with Code and Cowork) quietly added something new: Dispatch. It's a feature that lets your phone talk to your desktop. Not just send messages. Actually operate your computer. I paired my phone with my desktop through a QR code in the app's left-hand menu, tapped Dispatch, and typed: "Get the last screenshot from my computer." Claude looked at the Finder window that was open. Described what it saw. Did not follow my instruction. I asked again. It went to my screenshots folder, found the right file, and pulled it to my phone. That's it. That's the whole story. Except it isn't, because here's what actually happened: I delegated a task to an AI agent that bridged two devices, navigated my file system, and completed a retrieval task... while watching TV from my couch, on my phone, without touching my laptop. It took two tries. It was slow. I wouldn't call it investment grade yet. And I can't stop thinking about it. We talk a lot about AI agents in the abstract. They are systems that can plan, act, and execute multi-step tasks on your behalf. Most of us experience that in small, contained ways: drafting an email, summarizing a doc, searching the web. Dispatch is something different. It's the beginning of AI that doesn't just help you think. It helps you reach across devices, across physical space, into your actual computing environment. The interface where you work and the AI that assists you are starting to collapse into one thing. That's not incremental. That's structural. If you want to try it:
Just know: be specific, be patient, and don't be surprised if you have to ask twice. It's early. But "early and clunky" is how every transformative thing starts. Alex P.S. Claude Desktop launched in January with Code (for developers) and Cowork (collaborative workspace). Dispatch is the newest addition. Worth downloading if you haven't yet. |
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As an AI Coach, Advisor, and Agent Builder, I help organizations and business leaders harness the power of artificial intelligence to boost productivity and streamline operations. I enable organizations to navigate the transformative landscape of AI, educating teams, identifying operational and strategic opportunities with AI and creating a framework for safe and transparent use of data in the organization.
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