• Wednesday Announcement: Anthropic announced a new feature expanding Artifacts document management system into a personal AI app gallery resembling early 2000s Flash game era. Apps run on modern web code.
• Plain English Dialogue Usage: Users can build and share interactive applications directly within Claude's chatbot interface using a new API. Claude is similar to ChatGPT.
• Renewed Focus on Feature: Claude has been capable of building web apps for a while, but Anthropic has focused on this overlooked feature. An independent researcher thought it was good marketing.
• Screenshots of Example Games: Screenshots show various AI-coded games within Claude Artifacts, including different types like a writing editor, bedtime story generator, etc.
• Gallery Organization: On the Anthropic gallery site, example artifact apps are organized into categories like "Learn something," "Life hacks," and "Be creative."
• How it Works: When users ask Claude to create an artifact, the AI model writes code using React. The latest update added a "window.claude.complete()" function for in-app conversational chatbot features. It's a sandboxed environment with state management in-memory.
• Web Portal Throwback: The artifact gallery interface reminds of classic Flash gaming portals. Users pay for their own fun through Claude subscriptions. Any Claude-powered apps run in the browser and can be shared.
• Human Guidance: Humans guide the AI model in building apps and expect some mistakes. Building an app with Claude is an interactive process that requires patience.