Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Claude Cowork is a brand new tool from Anthropic that lets you collaborate with AI on a shared set of files. Instead of just talking, it can read your documents, do research, ask follow-up questions, and create real deliverables like Word docs, spreadsheets, and summaries.

In this video, I walk you through exactly how it works with two real-life examples: analyzing a 45,000-word book manuscript and planning a family road trip in Mexico. I also share the do's and don'ts I've learned after using it hands-on.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - 00:36 The problem with AI chat
0:36 - 1:47 What is Claude Cowork?
1:47 - 3:38 The Cowork interface walkthrough
3:38 - 7:36 Demo 1
7:36 - 8:42 What does it cost?
8:42 - 14:08 Demo 2
14:08 - 15:30 Things to keep in mind
15:30 - 16:02 Free getting started guide

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