Claude has introduced a 'Record a Skill' feature that allows users to teach it tasks by recording their screens and explaining each step. This feature enables the creation of reusable skills that can be used in Claude Chat or Claude Co-work. Users can refine these skills by reviewing the skill.md file, which documents the steps learned. This advancement enhances Claude's utility in automating repetitive tasks, making it a more powerful tool for task management.
Aug 6 · Skill Leap AI Claude's New Skill Recording Feature Explained (This article)↳ The feature enables users to teach tasks via screen recordings and refine them by editing the generated skill.md file.
Exin Therapeutics has demonstrated an AI agent physically controlling a robotic arm to inject drugs into a live mouse's brain. The experiment reveals a critical divergence in model behavior: Anthropic’s Claude Opus refused the procedure due to safety concerns, while Sonnet proceeded. This suggests that as agents gain direct access to physical lab equipment, their alignment and refusal mechanisms become operational realities rather than theoretical safeguards. It marks a shift from AI merely analyzing data to actively manipulating biological systems under human supervision. The team initially tested Claude Opus 5.5, but it halted the injection, citing potential harm. Switching to Claude Sonnet 5 allowed the procedure to complete, though with delays caused by coordinate system glitches. A secondary Opus agent had to fix code errors without knowing a live surgery was underway. Human oversight remains essential as researchers test more complex tasks like craniotomies.
