Anthropic expands Claude with meetings, whiteboards, and spreadsheets

Anthropic launched Claude Meetings, Whiteboard, Sheets, and Data tools to expand its AI assistant into workplace collaboration, targeting knowledge workers with meeting notes, brainstorming canvases, and spreadsheets. Claude Meetings, currently in beta for Google Meet, takes notes, answers chat questions, and creates project plans, with outputs saved to claude.ai. It requires admin approval for external guests and competes with Microsoft Copilot, Zoom My Notes, and Otter. Analysts advise IT teams to establish consent procedures for meeting recording, as rules vary by jurisdiction. Claude Whiteboard and Sheets are in beta for paid plans, while Claude Data is generally available, with updated interactive connectors supporting Adobe, Box, and Notion.