Anthropic Takes On OpenAI, Meta With New Proactive AI Agent Claude Duet

by · Inc42

SUMMARY

  • Anthropic has unveiled Claude Duet, an AI agent that checks connected apps, flags tasks requiring attention, and works in the background
  • The launch puts Anthropic in competition with OpenAI’s Dots and Meta’s Muse as AI companies expand into agents that perform tasks on users’ behalf
  • Access is being offered through a waitlist for US Claude Pro and Max subscribers, with approval required for sending messages, making payments, and other sensitive actions