AI NewsClaude Duet Explained: Features, Availability and How Anthropic’s Proactive AI Agent Works

Claude Duet Explained: Features, Availability and How Anthropic’s Proactive AI Agent Works

11:44 AM IST · October 24, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly becoming mainstream, and a big chunk of the credit goes to AI assistants. In recent months, AI-powered assistants have moved beyond simple query responses and content generation to handling tasks that would otherwise require users to switch between multiple apps. Anthropic's new app, Claude Duet, takes this approach further by letting the AI assistant work proactively. It also brings users' existing Claude context into a separate workspace, while keeping important actions subject to approval.