Anthropic launches Claude Duet AI agent app
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Anthropic has launched Claude Duet, an AI agent app designed for professionals and small businesses to automate and manage tasks. Unlike personal assistants that handle errands or bookings, Duet builds daily briefings, creates dashboards, and suggests actions based on user data while working in the background on a virtual machine. The launch reflects a broader market shift toward AI agents that work on users' behalf rather than simple assistants, with competitors including Meta, OpenAI, and others releasing their own business-focused versions. Duet includes security features like a classifier to prevent sensitive information leaks and requires user approval for payments, though it cannot trade securities or move money between accounts.
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