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Guide: Let Claude AI Control Your Mac via Spare Laptop
A developer published a step-by-step guide to set up Anthropic's Claude Code on a spare Mac, enabling the AI to control the computer. The setup uses SSH and automation tools to grant Claude access to files, apps, and system functions. The guide targets developers wanting to experiment with AI-driven desktop automation.
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While clever, giving an AI direct system control raises security and reliability questions that the guide doesn't fully address.
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