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Anthropic launches Claude Duet, an always-on proactive AI agent

Anthropic has released Claude Duet, an AI agent that performs tasks on its own even while the user is offline. The app runs on Claude Opus 5.5 and integrates with services including Gmail, Slack and Stripe through more than 6,000 connectors. It requests approval before sensitive actions such as payments. Anthropic positions Duet as a response to similar proactive agent products from xAI, Meta and OpenAI.

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Anthropic has launched Claude Duet, a proactive AI agent that handles tasks on its own, even when the user is offline. The app is built on Claude Opus 5.5 and connects to services like Gmail, Slack, and Stripe through more than 6,000 connectors. It asks for approval before sensitive actions like payments. With Duet, Anthropic is responding to similar products from xAI, Meta, and OpenAI.

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