Anthropic to fold Claude AI features into one interface, launches document tools

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Anthropic said on Wednesday it is combining the chat and Cowork features of its Claude AI assistant into a single interface and launching new document and presentation tools.

The company will also integrate its visual work tool, Claude Design, into the main ⁠interface, ​with the changes coming after users said they were frustrated by having to choose the right tool for each task, it said.

Anthropic’s ​move ​follows OpenAI’s July launch ⁠of ChatGPT Work, which combined its chatbot with its Codex coding tool, highlighting ‌the two IPO-bound giants’ race for enterprise customers and non-coders seeking to use AI-powered work tools.

Users will no longer need to switch between different tools, and Claude will automatically determine and deploy the capabilities ⁠required for ⁠a task, Anthropic said.

The company is also introducing Claude Docs ⁠and ‌Claude Slides in beta, allowing users ​to create documents, presentations and visual ‌designs in a single conversation.

The AI tool will also allow users ‌to create ​and export documents ​to ​Google Docs or Microsoft Word, and presentations to PowerPoint or PDF ​files.

The update is rolling out ⁠first to Pro and Max subscription plans on web, desktop and mobile over the coming ‌weeks, ⁠and later to Team and Free plans, Anthropic said.