Episode 287 · October 23, 2026 · 6:08
Claude Duet is an always-on work agent—what can it do without you?
Anthropic’s Claude Duet pushes AI past chat and into your actual workday—watching context across apps and surfacing tasks before you ask. That convenience could save hours, but it also forces new choices about trust,…
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Episode breakdown
TL;DR — Anthropic’s Claude Duet pushes AI past chat and into your actual workday—watching context across apps and surfacing tasks before you ask. That convenience could save hours, but it also forces new choices about trust, approvals, and privacy.
What happened
Anthropic launched a research preview of Claude Duet (powered by Claude Opus 5.5) designed to prep briefings, schedule meetings, build apps, and help run business workflows. The key detail: it’s proactive, but still gated—payments, messages, document signing, and deletion require user approval. The race is shifting from “best answers” to “safe actions.