Looks like OpenAI has an answer to Claude's "Artifacts", which they call "Canvas".
"People use ChatGPT every day for help with writing and code. Although the chat interface is easy to use and works well for many tasks, it's limited when you want to work on projects that require editing and revisions. Canvas offers a new interface for this kind of work."
"With canvas, ChatGPT can better understand the context of what you're trying to accomplish. You can highlight specific sections to indicate exactly what you want ChatGPT to focus on. Like a copy editor or code reviewer, it can give inline feedback and suggestions with the entire project in mind."
"You control the project in canvas. You can directly edit text or code. There's a menu of shortcuts for you to ask ChatGPT to adjust writing length, debug your code, and quickly perform other useful actions. You can also restore previous versions of your work by using the back button in canvas."
"Coding shortcuts include:"
"Review code: ChatGPT provides inline suggestions to improve your code."
"Add logs: Inserts print statements to help you debug and understand your code."
"Add comments: Adds comments to the code to make it easier to understand."
"Fix bugs: Detects and rewrites problematic code to resolve errors."
"Port to a language: Translates your code into JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, C++, or PHP."
Wait, into PHP? No, no, no, you should only be translating code out of PHP. PHP is one of the worst languages ever. It might even be worse than JavaScript.
No Go. Alrighty, let's continue.
"A second challenge involved tuning the model's editing behavior once the canvas was triggered -- specifically deciding when to make a targeted edit versus rewriting the entire content. We trained the model to perform targeted edits when users explicitly select text through the interface, otherwise favoring rewrites. This behavior continues to evolve as we refine the model."
It seems to me like this could be a first step in transforming "coders" into "managers" who "manage" an AI system that actually does the code writing.
For those of you who aren't coders and use regular language, they say:
"Writing shortcuts include:"
"Suggest edits: ChatGPT offers inline suggestions and feedback."
"Adjust the length: Edits the document length to be shorter or longer."
"Change reading level: Adjusts the reading level, from Kindergarten to Graduate School."
"Add final polish: Checks for grammar, clarity, and consistency."
"Add emojis: Adds relevant emojis for emphasis and color."
