Anthropic launches AI agent Claude Duet, targeting Meta Muse and OpenAI Dots
Anthropic on Wednesday released AI agent Claude Duet, based on the Claude Opus 5.5 model, mainly aimed at small business owners and professionals for tasks such as planning, meetings, and building web apps. The agent comes with a virtual machine featuring a built-in browser. The report mentions that Anthropic last month also launched Claude Docs and Slides, targeting Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
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Anthropic aims its new agent at comparable products from Meta and OpenAI; readers can use this to understand its target users and built-in virtual machine form factor.
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by Mikael Markander
Anthropic targets Muse and Dots with new AI agent, Claude Duet
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Oct 23, 20262 mins
On Wednesday, Claude Duet was launched — a new AI agent from Anthropic designed to compete with Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s Dots.
Claude Duet is based on the Claude Opus 5.5 AI model and is primarily aimed at small business owners and other professionals who want help with everything from planning and meetings to building web apps. To perform these tasks, Claude Duet is equipped with a virtual machine featuring a built-in web browser, reports The Verge.
Last month Anthropic took aim at Microsoft by introducing Claude Docs and Slides, editing tools built into the Claude interface and intended to compete with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
This article originally appeared on Computer Sweden.
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