Anthropic releases Paper Office, a suite of Python packages for agents to safely edit Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files. Paper packages achieved 92.5% task success versus 80.7% for standard libraries, with agents rarely resorting to direct file manipulation. The packages extend mature open-source libraries to maintain document fidelity and workflow compatibility, addressing a key bottleneck in professional agent adoption.
PDF forgeries are surprisingly uncommon online despite being technically feasible and potentially lucrative for bad actors. While malicious videos, images, and documents proliferate, edited PDFs rarely circulate as fraudulent copies of legitimate research papers, possibly because PDF editing is not part of typical workflows and lacks the accessibility of tools like Photoshop.