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That new Claude feature 'may put your data at risk,' Anthropic admits
Claude AI can now create and edit documents, spreadsheets, and other files. But Anthropic warns that hackers can also use that feature to snag your sensitive data.
On Tuesday, the company announced that its AI can now create and edit Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint slides, and PDFs directly at the Claude website and in the desktop apps for Windows and MacOS. In its Tuesday news release, even Anthropic acknowledged that "the feature gives Claude internet access to create and analyze files, which may put your data at risk." Built with some security in mind, the feature provides Claude with a sandboxed environment that has limited internet access so that it can download and use JavaScript packages for the process.
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