Anthropic takes on Grok Bot, Meta's Muse, and OpenAI's Dots with its always-on agent "Claude Duet"

Anthropic launched Claude Duet, an always-on AI agent built on Claude Opus 5.5 that completes tasks even when the user is offline, connecting to services such as Gmail, Slack and Stripe through more than 6,000 connectors and requesting approval before sensitive actions like payments. The release positions Anthropic against competing always-on agents from xAI, Meta and OpenAI, including Grok Bot, Muse and Dots.

Anthropic takes on Grok Bot, Meta's Muse, and OpenAI's Dots with its always-on agent "Claude Duet" The Decoder https://the-decoder.com Anthropic https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/anthropic has launched Claude https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/claude Duet, a proactive AI agent https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/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 https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/openai . The article Anthropic takes on Grok Bot, Meta's Muse, and OpenAI's Dots with its always-on agent "Claude Duet" https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-takes-on-grok-bot-metas-muse-and-openais-dots-with-its-always-on-agent-claude-duet/ appeared first on The Decoder https://the-decoder.com . Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI. Key Terms Explained AI Agent https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/ai-agent An autonomous AI system that can perceive its environment, make decisions, and take actions to achieve goals. Anthropic https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/anthropic An AI safety company founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers, including Dario and Daniela Amodei. Claude https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/claude Anthropic's family of AI assistants, including Claude Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus. Decoder https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/decoder The part of a neural network that generates output from an internal representation.