Anthropic is pushing deeper into the enterprise, embedding its AI model Claude directly into the workplace software employees use every day.
On Tuesday, the AI startup unveiled “Cowork & Plugins for the Enterprise,” a package of AI tools that get Claude operating inside popular work applications, such as Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. Instead of copying answers from a chatbot into spreadsheets or slide decks, users can now run Claude directly inside those applications, with the system carrying context between programs.
“Until now, enterprise AI has followed a persistent pattern: you go to the AI, get an answer, then go back to your actual tools to do the work,” Anthropic wrote in its announcement on Tuesday. “Now, Claude works inside the tools…