Anthropic is launching Orbit for its Claude Cowork platform to enable proactive AI capabilities. The tool automatically generates daily briefings by aggregating data from Gmail, Slack, GitHub, and Figma.
Cat Wu, head of product for Claude Code, stated the feature allows AI to anticipate user needs. This launch marks a strategic pivot from Anthropic’s historical philosophy of requiring user permission before AI actions.
The move places Anthropic in direct competition with proactive assistant features from OpenAI and Google. The development signals an industry-wide race to build autonomous and integrated AI agents.