Anthropic has launched Claude Duet, a consumer AI agent available as a research preview to Pro, Max, and Ultra subscribers in the US. The reviewer tested it over a week, connecting email, calendar, Google Docs, and Slack. Duet suggested daily to-dos and drafted messages, sometimes helpfully, but missed nuance and over-prioritized tasks. The reviewer concludes AI agents aren't ready to replace personal assistants, though Anthropic says it is testing Duet's judgment about when to message users.
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