The organisation is aiming to tap into the growing demand for autonomous agents.
Tech giant Microsoft has announced plans to launch Copilot Cowork, which is a tool based on Anthropic’s popular Claude Cowork. Reportedly, it is part of a larger initiative to take advantage of the growing demand for autonomous agents.
The news comes two months after Anthropic launched its Cowork model, which it described as a “simpler version of Claude Code”. This prompted concerns among those heavily invested in ‘traditional’ software companies resulting in a strong sell-off in US and European software. According to Reuters, Microsoft’s own shares fell nearly 9pc in February.
Currently, Copilot Cowork is in the testing phase and will be available to early-access users in later March. The organisation has not disclosed the pricing structure, but has revealed that some usage would be included in its $30-per-user, per-month M365 Copilot offering for enterprises.
Jared Spataro, the chief marketing officer of AI at Work at Microsoft said: “Frontier transformation starts with a simple idea: AI must do more than optimise what already exists. It must unlock new levels of creativity, innovation, and growth. And it must show up inside real work, grounded in real context and solve real problems for people and organisations.
