Anthropic pushes Claude into Excel and PowerPoint, escalating AI battle with Microsoft and OpenAI

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the World Economic Forum in Davos

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• Anthropic is embedding AI more deeply in popular work software tools.
• Claude AI now integrates with Excel, PowerPoint, and Slack, enhancing enterprise productivity.
• Anthropic challenges Microsoft, OpenAI with customizable AI plugins for enterprise workflows.

Anthropic is pushing deeper into the enterprise, embedding its AI model Claude directly into the workplace software employees use every day.