Anthropic answers Meta and OpenAI with a new personal agent, Claude Duet

What happened: Anthropic announced Claude Duet, a "proactive agent" that runs in the background, surfaces tasks, and sends users a morning brief on connected apps. It is in research preview with a waitlist. Key numbers: Built on the Opus 5.5 model, released in late September. Apptopia estimates Meta's Muse had more than 14 million installations as of Wednesday. Why it matters: The launch ramps up pressure on Meta and OpenAI in the personal agent race, though the waitlist limits immediate competition. Meta's Alexandr Wang posted a meme about Duet's similarity to Muse. Coverage: 4 outlets in 24h

Anthropic announced Claude Duet, a "proactive agent" that runs in the background, surfaces tasks, and sends users a morning brief on connected apps. It is in research preview with a waitlist.

The launch ramps up pressure on Meta and OpenAI in the personal agent race, though the waitlist limits immediate competition. Meta's Alexandr Wang posted a meme about Duet's similarity to Muse.