AI Engineering

Oct 21, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic Launches Claude Duet: Proactive AI Agent That Works Autonomously

Anthropic has released Claude Duet, a research-preview proactive AI agent based on Opus 5.5 that autonomously monitors tasks, sends daily briefings, executes background work like drafting emails and checking invoices, and requests user confirmation before taking actions such as payments or deletions, integrating with 6000+ connectors including Gmail, Slack, and Shopify.