Anthropic just dropped Claude DUET (powered by Opus 5.5), and it completely flips the chatbot dynamic. Instead of waiting for prompts, it operates as a proactive agent, monitoring connected apps, cross-referencing your inbox, and messaging you first with ready-to-go task proposals.
Thanks to its own persistent virtual machine, you can close your laptop while it builds Shopify storefronts, syncs HubSpot deals, or runs payroll via Gusto using over 6,000 tools.
Is the era of text-only chatbots officially over?