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Claude Duet wants to take the chasing out of everyday work
A new research preview points toward AI that notices unfinished business and prepares the next step. The useful test is whether it gives people back attention while keeping them in control.
- AI’s role
- A proactive cloud agent checks connected accounts at intervals and prepares tasks within user-granted access, with approval before consequential actions.
- Documented result
- Anthropic opened a US Pro and Max research preview through a waitlist on October 21, 2026, describing background work, connected apps and approval gates. No independent reliability or time-saving result was verified by Bright.
- Important limitation
- Research preview through a US Pro and Max waitlist; Team and Enterprise are not yet included.