Anthropic rejects the main developer of the library they use

9 months ago

Anthropic's 'Claude Computer Use' feature utilizes the open-source library 'enigo' for computer control.
The author discovered that enigo, which they maintain, is used in Claude Desktop for macOS and Windows.
Enigo is praised for its cross-platform capabilities, memory safety, and popularity in the Rust community.
Despite enigo's success, the author earns no money from it due to its MIT license.
The author applied for a position at Anthropic but was rejected, despite their relevant expertise.
The rejection led the author to humorously speculate whether Claude AI, which uses their library, was involved in the decision.
The author remains proud of enigo's role in Claude Desktop and jokes about being safe from Roko's Basilisk.

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