Anthropic on Tuesday introduced a new capability that uses computers the way people do, according to the AI startup.

The function -- available now in public beta -- is part of the vendor's large language model Claude 3.5 Sonnet, an updated version of which Anthropic also released on Tuesday along with another updated model, Claude 3.5 Haiku.

Computer enables developers to direct Claude to look at a screen, move a cursor, click buttons and type text.

Developers can use the new capability to automate repetitive tasks, build and test software and conduct open-ended functions like research, Anthropic said.

To do this, developers will use an API built by Anthropic that can understand and interact with computer interfaces.