Anthropic's Claude sparks X memes after Cowork launch

Businessinsider reports Anthropic's Claude has become the subject of a parade of memes on X this week after the company launched Claude Cowork as part of a run of new releases.

Anthropic had earlier released Opus 4.5, and Claude Cowork opened Claude Code's capabilities to non‑programming tasks, prompting jokes about the AI doing everything from running bank accounts to flirting on users' behalf. Many posts leaned on the repeated request ending "Make no mistakes," while others quipped that "they didn't have Claude Code," compared Cowork to giving an ape an AK‑47, or coined puns like "Claudestrophobic."

The memes also reflected unease about work: commenters mocked engineers relying on Claude, imagined being displaced from leadership roles, and joked about future positions such as "associate Claude operator." The outlet invited readers to take a survey, and the mix of flippant humor and worry highlights varied reactions to Claude's expanding capabilities.

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