The Decoder 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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Key Terms Explained #
AI Agent An autonomous AI system that can perceive its environment, make decisions, and take actions to achieve goals.
Anthropic An AI safety company founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers, including Dario and Daniela Amodei.
Claude Anthropic's family of AI assistants, including Claude Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus.
Decoder The part of a neural network that generates output from an internal representation.