Anthropic Launches Claude Duet for Business Tasks
The company's new app is designed to assist with professional work and small business operations, distinguishing itself from personal-use agents.
By Valentina Cruz ·
As the market for AI assistants continues to expand with new launches regularly, Anthropic has entered the competition with its own offering.
The company introduced Claude Duet, an application targeted at professionals and small businesses for the purpose of managing and automating tasks. Anthropic has positioned this agent differently from personal-oriented tools, specifying that it is not intended for arranging errands or booking tickets, and that it does not show browser activity as it happens.
Instead, the tool is capable of compiling daily briefings, generating dashboards, or recommending actions based on user data. Like other agents, Duet is able to work on tasks in the background through its own virtual machine while you handle other things, then come back to you if it needs your approval.
The app launches as the market shifts beyond AI assistants to agents that can work on users' behalf. Many of Anthropic's rivals are focusing on business use cases. While Meta's Muse is a personal AI assistant, the company also released a version to cater to small businesses with connections to other apps. OpenAI's Dots has a business slant as well, with its integration with professional tools.
Duet proactively delivers its recommendations as it monitors ongoing tasks. Built on the Claude Opus 5.5 model, Duet can connect to over 6,000 connectors and plug-ins in the Claude Marketplace. It can also make online purchases on users' behalf via Stripe's Link digital wallet or Shopify's Shop Pay.
Anthropic said sensitive steps like payments would require user approval. However, Duet won't trade securities or move money between accounts.
Anthropic also released a new classifier to check each message to prevent sensitive information from leaking out. The company said that, by default, the agent would decline requests asking for credit card numbers and government identification.
Claude Duet is available as an app on iOS and Android, and on the web through Claude.ai for Pro and Max customers in research preview. Users have to join a waitlist to try it.
Source: TechCrunch
