AI assistants are becoming increasingly integrated into workplace communication, with Anthropic introducing a new feature that allows Claude to participate directly in team meetings. Called Claude Meetings, the feature can answer questions, capture discussions and create working documents and whiteboards during video calls.
Claude Meetings features
Anthropic has launched Claude Meetings in beta for Claude Team and Enterprise subscribers, with Google Meet being the first supported video conferencing platform. The company plans to extend support to other meeting platforms but has not announced a timeline.
Users can invite Claude to a Google Meet call as a visible participant. During the meeting, participants can ask questions verbally or through the meeting chat. Claude responds in writing by default and can access connected tools to retrieve information, subject to the required permissions.
The AI assistant can also create documents and whiteboards based on the ongoing discussion. For instance, teams discussing a project can ask Claude to prepare a plan or develop a schedule. Meeting participants can edit these documents while the call is in progress. Claude can also retrieve relevant information from connected services when needed, provided it has the necessary access.
Once the meeting ends, Claude saves the transcript, summary, notes, action items and any documents created to a dedicated page on claude.ai. Participants can revisit the page to catch up on missed discussions or ask questions about the meeting.
However, Claude follows certain participation restrictions. By default, it will not join meetings involving people from outside the organisation. If an external participant joins later, Claude automatically leaves. A notification also appears in the meeting chat when Claude enters the call.
Anthropic clarified that Claude transcribes conversations and describes shared screens but does not record audio. Users must inform meeting participants about transcription and obtain their consent before enabling the feature.
Claude Meetings availability and pricing
Claude Meetings is currently available in beta for Google Meet users with Team and Enterprise subscriptions. Team subscribers receive access by default, although administrators can disable the feature. Enterprise administrators must enable it for their organisation or selected groups.
The beta is unavailable to organisations using zero data retention, HIPAA-ready configurations or customer-managed encryption keys.
Anthropic is not charging extra for meeting transcripts, notes or Claude’s responses during the beta period. However, using connected tools will count towards the subscription’s usage limits. Documents and whiteboards created during meetings will remain free until February 10, 2027.
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