AI tool can turn raw data into a financial model or convert a PDF into a presentation, all without leaving the chat.
Anthropic announced that Claude can now create actual files directly in chat: Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, and PDFs. It feels like the emergence of truly autonomous digital assistance that could fundamentally transform how businesses operate.
Companies are wrestling with productivity slowdowns and remote work sprawl. Claude just skipped past the copy and paste shuffle by closing the gap between conversation and execution. Ask it to turn raw data into a polished financial model, convert a PDF into a presentation, or generate a report with charts and written analysis, all without leaving the chat.
This is what experts call agentic AI, intelligence that does not just analyze but creates and manipulates files on your behalf. Claude does it by spinning up a private computer environment where it writes code and runs programs to produce the files you request.
Previous tools forced you to hop between apps and wrangle formats. Claude treats the chat like an integrated workspace. AI models with reasoning skills can break down multistep tasks and connect to other apps and software, accomplishing work outside traditional app constraints, exactly what teams have been chasing.
Currently available as a preview for Claude Max, Team, and Enterprise subscribers, Anthropic confirmed that the feature will roll out to Claude Pro users in the coming weeks. To try it, enable Upgraded file creation and analysis in experimental features.
The impact runs beyond file creation. Claude also has integrations with Google Drive, Gmail, Calendar, and GitHub to offer an ecosystem where documents sync with the latest versions, clearing the information silos that slow modern teams.
The near term effect is already changing how people handle data analysis. Claude can interpret CSV files and Excel sheets, surface insights without complex formulas, and create interactive dashboards with bar charts, line graphs, and pie charts, all from plain language prompts.
If spreadsheets eat your week, Claude’s Opus 4 model supports 200,000 tokens, so it can work with extended datasets and multi tab Excel files in a single session. The system handles up to 20 files per chat, with files up to 30 MB via chat or 500 MB via API.
Enterprise users get the Claude for Sheets add on, and the Files API enables scheduled pipelines that read spreadsheet data, generate analysis, and return outputs as downloadable files on recurring schedules, essentially an autonomous business intelligence loop that runs while you sleep.
Still on the fence about AI adoption? The window for slow rollouts is closing. The question is not whether AI will change knowledge work, it is whether you will lead that change or chase competitors as they sprint ahead.
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