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This article was written before Anthropic added the Projects feature for Pro and Team users [1]. I spent some time yesterday experimenting with Projects, and,

This article was written before Anthropic added the Projects feature for Pro and Team users [1]. I spent some time yesterday experimenting with Projects, and, like Artifacts, it looks really useful. I like the idea of being able to have multiple projects going simultaneously, each with its own reference materials. I don’t need to use it in a team, but I can see how that could be useful, too. The one problem I see is that the total context window for each project might start to seem too small pretty quickly. I assume, though, that Anthropic’s context windows will be getting larger as time goes on. I wonder what other features Anthropic has in the works for Claude. My personal wish is for a voice interface, something like what OpenAI announced in May but has now put off until later this year. [1] https://www.anthropic.com/news/projects https://www.anthropic.com/news/projects

muzani 2y ago
I'm far more excited for Projects than the other stuff. OpenAI's Memories is their lock-in for me; I'd have switched to Claude if Anthropic had something better. Projects sounds like an even better approach.
- 8n4vidtmkvmk 2y ago
  What are you using memories for? Openai told me it memorized some stuff, but it's never used it in a useful way nor do I see how it would.
  - muzani 2y ago
    Game dev. It keeps tabs on the type of game it is, background, genre, classes, theme. Notably the difference between one decision and another - it takes note when I say "Instead of Y, do X". Like if I show a preference of Chinese names, it'll give me more of that.
viraptor 2y ago
From my reading there's nothing here that's specific to Anthropic, right? Any app like Chatbox, Msty or other could implement their own version of Projects based on any of the available models. (Maybe even Notion...) The API for creating an assistant with a pre-baked context is also available. Or did I miss something unique there?
- namanyayg 2y ago
  I'm currently building an open source interface for LLMs but hadn't heard about Chatbox or Msty, thanks for sharing.
  - Terretta 2y ago
    see also Machato
- tkgally 2y ago
  No, I think you’re right. It’s just a matter of convenient tooling. I have been doing similar tasks with ChatGPT and Gemini, but, in the standard web interfaces, I end up uploading the same reference files multiple times and I tend to lose track of previously used prompts and unfinished projects. Anthropic’s Projects should make it easier for me to pursue multiple projects with different contexts at the same time. The fact that Claude 3.5 Sonnet also seems smarter than the other current flagship models makes the Projects feature that much more attractive. Maybe if I were smarter I wouldn’t find much use for Projects.
- amadeuspagel 2y ago
  These sort of basic features seem like the hardest thing for AI companies. OpenAI only recently added a way to search all your chats. Gemini still doesn't have that.
  - doczoidberg 2y ago
    where can I search for a chat in chatgpt? I miss that feature. Can't find it
    - DominikPeters 2y ago
      I think it might only be available in the mac app.
      - SOLAR_FIELDS 2y ago

muzani 2y ago

I'm far more excited for Projects than the other stuff. OpenAI's Memories is their lock-in for me; I'd have switched to Claude if Anthropic had something better. Projects sounds like an even better approach.

8n4vidtmkvmk 2y ago
What are you using memories for? Openai told me it memorized some stuff, but it's never used it in a useful way nor do I see how it would.
- muzani 2y ago
  Game dev. It keeps tabs on the type of game it is, background, genre, classes, theme. Notably the difference between one decision and another - it takes note when I say "Instead of Y, do X". Like if I show a preference of Chinese names, it'll give me more of that.

viraptor 2y ago

From my reading there's nothing here that's specific to Anthropic, right? Any app like Chatbox, Msty or other could implement their own version of Projects based on any of the available models. (Maybe even Notion...) The API for creating an assistant with a pre-baked context is also available. Or did I miss something unique there?

namanyayg 2y ago
I'm currently building an open source interface for LLMs but hadn't heard about Chatbox or Msty, thanks for sharing.
- Terretta 2y ago
  see also Machato
tkgally 2y ago
No, I think you’re right. It’s just a matter of convenient tooling. I have been doing similar tasks with ChatGPT and Gemini, but, in the standard web interfaces, I end up uploading the same reference files multiple times and I tend to lose track of previously used prompts and unfinished projects. Anthropic’s Projects should make it easier for me to pursue multiple projects with different contexts at the same time. The fact that Claude 3.5 Sonnet also seems smarter than the other current flagship models makes the Projects feature that much more attractive. Maybe if I were smarter I wouldn’t find much use for Projects.
amadeuspagel 2y ago
These sort of basic features seem like the hardest thing for AI companies. OpenAI only recently added a way to search all your chats. Gemini still doesn't have that.
- doczoidberg 2y ago
  where can I search for a chat in chatgpt? I miss that feature. Can't find it
  - DominikPeters 2y ago
    I think it might only be available in the mac app.
    - SOLAR_FIELDS 2y ago