Anthropic has released the recently teased Artifacts feature for its Claude generative AI chatbot, which allows users to publish, share, and even remix AI-generated content with each other. Artifacts are standalone pieces of content produced by Claude, including documents, images, code, and even interactive displays.
Additionally, you can now make your Artifact public and view others’ with shareable links, like the ChatGPT shareable links. This isn’t just a chance to view someone else’s conversations with an AI chatbot, though – you can remix them, too.
Essentially, you can open published Artifacts created by others and modify or build upon them through conversations with Claude. Anthropic is pitching it as a way to create a collaborative environment by iterating on the content Claude has created. The Artifacts feature is powered by Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Anthropic’s latest AI model. According to the company, this latest AI model outperforms recent models like GPT-4o and Google’s Gemini 1.5 on several benchmarks.
When a user decides to remix an Artifact, a new conversation is created in Claude, containing the original content. From there, the user can modify, expand, or use the Artifact as inspiration for their own projects.
To remix an artifact, users simply need to find the “Remix this Artifact” button when viewing a published piece. Clicking this button will start a new conversation in Claude, where the original content is loaded and ready for modification. This capability transforms static, AI-generated content into dynamic, evolving pieces, even if that just means playing with an image of a crab or making it the star of a simple video game.
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To address privacy and control concerns, Anthropic allows users to unpublish a specific version of an Artifact at any time by revisiting the relevant Claude conversation and selecting the undo option. Additionally, if a conversation containing a published Artifact is deleted, the public version of that Artifact will also be deleted.
Importantly, publishing or unpublishing one version of an Artifact does not affect other versions. This flexibility allows users to manage multiple iterations of their content without disrupting collaboration or losing progress.
Anthropic sees the remix option as particularly useful for developers, content creators, and educators who can now build upon existing AI-generated content and enhance it to meet their unique requirements. For users new to Artifacts, clicking “Remix this Artifact” will automatically enable this feature on their account. If you don’t already have a claude.ai account, you’ll be prompted to sign up if you need one.
Anthropic’s move to encourage collaboration in AI conversations is in keeping with the evolving culture for AI content. While Anthropic’s models are closed, the iterative nature of Artifact remixing mirrors the open-source movement in software development, where transparency and collective improvement drive innovation. As AI becomes increasingly integrated into aspects of daily life and work, features like these will be essential to unlocking its full potential.
