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Anthropic opens a waitlist preview of Claude Duet, a proactive assistant
Anthropic introduced Claude Duet for professionals and small business owners. It can brief users on connected work, carry out tasks and seek approval before acting, using Claude Opus 5.5 under the hood. This is a US research preview reached through a waitlist, not broad availability or a new Anthropic model. Anthropic describes safety controls, but users should still review consequential actions.
Primary source · Anthropic · October 21, 2026
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