Anthropic's Enterprise Expansion: Advancing Claude Cowork with New Plugins and Integrations
On February 24, 2026, Anthropic announced a significant update to its Claude Cowork platform, marking a key step in the development of agentic AI for enterprise environments. This release introduces a comprehensive set of plugins, connectors, and enterprise-grade features designed to embed Claude directly into daily workplace workflows and enhance productivity across various knowledge-based roles.
The Societal and Economic Ripple Effects of AGI: A 2026 Perspective
If AGI reaches the point where it can do most cognitive tasks that pay the bills for the modern middle class, then we will be forced to confront something we have avoided saying out loud.
The lump of labor fallacy may stop being a fallacy, at least for a period of time.
Should AI Conversations Be Privileged? Balancing Privacy, Policy, and the Law
Users often treat these AI tools as advisors, sharing intimate details and seeking guidance. This raises a novel question, “Should communications with an AI be protected by a legal privilege, akin to attorney-client privilege or doctor-patient confidentiality?” Recent developments suggest courts are reluctant. A federal court in United States v. Heppner (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 6, 2024) held that conversations with an AI tool (Anthropic’s Claude) were not covered by the attorney-client privilege. Despite this landmark decision, there are arguments on both sides, doctrinal, ethical, policy, and practical, that are important to consider before this issue is decided.
Kling AI 3.0: Revolutionizing Video Creation – Everyone's Now a Director
Released on February 5, 2026, Kling 3.0 promises to democratize filmmaking, turning complex video production into an accessible tool for creators everywhere. With features like native 4K output, multi-shot sequencing, and integrated audio, it's positioning itself as the "AI Director" we've all been waiting for.
AI Breakthroughs and the Quiet Acceleration of Capability
We are witnessing a series of developments in artificial intelligence that, taken individually, might seem incremental. Viewed together, they tell a different story. These advances point to a steady expansion of machine capability into domains once thought firmly human. Scientific reasoning, biological understanding, and even primary medical care are now being reshaped by systems that learn, infer, and act at scale.
Crypto and AI: Converging, Complementary Technologies
Both cryptocurrency (“crypto”) and artificial intelligence (“AI”) have upended conventional wisdom in their respective domains. Crypto reimagined trust and value exchange by replacing centralized intermediaries with code and distributed consensus. AI, meanwhile, is redefining intelligence and automation, tackling tasks once deemed exclusive to human cognition. Individually, each technology is disruptive; together, their convergence is creating unprecedented paradigms. This intersection of decentralized finance and autonomous intelligence holds immense promise (and complex challenges) for lawyers, policymakers, and tech enthusiasts alike. It’s a realm where questions of trust, identity, governance, and innovation all collide.
Will AI Agents Become Tireless Junior Lawyers This Year?
The era of treating artificial intelligence as just a “cool new toy” in law is ending. It’s time to recognize AI for what it has become: a tireless junior lawyer on your team. One legal tech observer put it bluntly: “The era of AI as a cool new tool is closing quickly… the era of artificial intelligence as a junior associate… [has begun]”.
OpenClaw and Moltbook: The Rise of Personal AI Agents and the First Social Network for Machines
Moltbook is an experimental social network built specifically for AI agents. Humans are allowed to observe, but the platform is not designed for them. It is designed for machines interacting with other machines. Available at moltbook.com, Moltbook has been described as “the front page of the agent internet,” and the description is surprisingly accurate.
The MOSAIC Model: Peter Diamandis' Bold Proposal for an AI-Powered Future
The acronym MOSAIC stands for a multi-channel approach to funding UHI without disrupting the economy.
AI-Driven Job Shifts and Automation
AI is not a zero-sum destroyer of jobs but it will be a powerful transformer. The 2025-2030 period will be turbulent, with real displacement in specific roles and sectors, heightened anxiety, and uneven impacts favoring those who adapt quickly. Yet the net outlook, driven by productivity gains and entirely new occupations, is positive for societies that invest deliberately in people alongside technology. The future of work belongs to human-AI collaboration, not replacement.