Claude Science - Systems of Thought: AI Governance, Democracy & the Future

Claude Desktop Settings panel, with the "Run new tasks in the cloud" toggle switched off. Also visible: Cowork files storage path and Trusted Cowork folders management option.

AI Governance

Silent Default Switch: A Concern for Teams, Researchers, and Practitioners Using Claude Cowork

Anthropic quietly switched Claude Cowork from local to remote execution: by default, mid-rollout, without an opt-in prompt. Here's what that means for researchers, practitioners, and anyone running provenance-sensitive workflows.

A dark text card displaying the pull quote: "The binding constraint isn't the model's capability. It's your governance." -from the article One Evening With Claude Science by Jedi Wright.

AI Research

One Evening With Claude Science, From Inside a Research Program Built on Provenance

A first-evening, no-hype account of Claude Science from inside a research program built on a discipline of provenance, with real gains and real caveats.