OpenAI is reportedly developing collaboration features within ChatGPT to compete directly with Google Workspace and Microsoft Office. These features will allow users to work together on documents and communicate via chat, positioning OpenAI against its major stakeholders and partners. The company has been working on these tools for over a year, launching its first step with the Canvas feature, which simplifies document drafting.
Anthropic has introduced a new feature within its Claude AI chatbot that allows users to create AI-powered applications directly in the app. This capability builds on the company’s previous Artifacts feature, enabling users to not only generate code but also interact with the results in real time. The new functionality is currently in beta and is available across Anthropic’s Free, Pro, and Max subscription tiers. Early adopters have reported creating a variety of applications, including games, educational tools, and data analysis programs. This initiative aims to foster collaboration by allowing users to share their creations, with the unique structure of API usage ensuring that others’ subscriptions are charged for app usage rather than the creator’s.
Rewst has expanded its AI-powered automation platform, introducing new features that enhance the capabilities of its intelligent assistant, RoboRewsty. The latest updates include the ability to generate end-to-end automations from natural language prompts and provide real-time assistance with writing and debugging code. Rewst’s Chief Executive Officer, Aharon Chernin, emphasized that users can now simply describe what they want to automate, and RoboRewsty will build it for them. Additionally, the launch of a model context protocol server allows external AI agents to connect with Rewst’s automation engine securely. This integration supports the customization of automation processes while ensuring security and control, allowing service providers to avoid vendor lock-in and build their own AI models.
Why do we care?
The era of AI-powered productivity isn’t coming—it’s here—and it’s being led by new players, not just established ones. OpenAI’s move into collaboration tools could reshape the competitive landscape in the productivity software market. Clients may ask: Do we still need Google or Microsoft if OpenAI offers AI-native collaboration, especially if OpenAI is seen as the preferred AI assistant platform?
Anthropic is quietly moving beyond chat and into application enablement, and Rewst’s new features effectively make natural language the new scripting language. That’s a lot of potential disruption to consider.