Top AI App Launches & Updates

Good morning, and welcome to First AI Movers Pro! In today’s briefing, we spotlight a wave of new AI apps and features transforming productivity, creativity, and even healthcare. From no-code app builders and voice assistants to lifelike image models and groundbreaking medical AI, here’s everything executives need to know to stay ahead of the curve.

Claude Turns Conversations into Apps

Anthropic’s Claude AI assistant introduced an Artifacts feature that makes building AI apps as easy as chatting. Users can now describe an idea to Claude and have it generate a shareable, interactive app or tool without writing a single line of code. This new dedicated Artifacts hub on Claude lets you browse community-made apps, remix them, or create your own through natural language prompts. For example, instead of just getting a one-off answer or script, you could ask Claude to build a flashcard study app that anyone can reuse. The apps are hosted within Claude’s platform, so there’s no deployment hassle – publish and share them via link. Notably, this feature is available to all Claude users (including the free tier), lowering the barrier for non-developers to prototype AI-powered solutions. In short, Claude is shifting from a chatbot to an app-building platform, empowering executives and teams to create custom AI tools for their needs quickly.

ElevenLabs Unveils AI Voice Assistant and Mobile App

Voice AI leader ElevenLabs rolled out 11.ai, a voice-first personal assistant that can not only converse but also take actions across your apps. Using the new Model Context Protocol (MCP), 11.ai integrates with services such as Google Calendar, Slack, Notion, Linear, and more. This means you can ask it in natural language to handle tasks – e.g., “Summarize our latest prospect’s news via Perplexity and schedule a follow-up in Calendar” – and it will fetch information and update your tools accordingly. Under the hood, 11.ai is powered by ElevenLabs’ low-latency Conversational AI platform and supports over 5,000 voice options, including custom voice clones of yourself. In effect, it’s like an AI executive assistant that sounds human and can execute your requests across systems, all through voice commands.

ElevenLabs also launched its first mobile app for iOS and Android, bringing its advanced text-to-speech technology to smartphones. The app lets you generate ultra-realistic speech (using the new Eleven v3 model) on the go, pick from your saved voice presets, and export audio clips for content creation. All your voices and projects sync with your web account, and new users get 10,000 characters free per month to test it out. This mobile release reflects the growing demand for AI content tools anytime, anywhere – whether it’s for creating quick voiceovers for a marketing video or just listening to documents in a lifelike voice on your commute.

ChatGPT Gets Cloud Connectors and Meeting Summaries

OpenAI is doubling down on enterprise features in ChatGPT. ChatGPT introduced connectors for popular cloud storage platforms, including Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint, Dropbox, and Box. Paying users can now link ChatGPT to their company’s files and ask questions that draw on internal documents and data (with access controls respected). For example, an analyst could have ChatGPT scan a folder of reports and answer questions or draft a summary using that content, saving time flipping through files. This integration effectively brings your private knowledge base into ChatGPT’s conversational interface, resulting in a significant productivity boost for business users.

Another new addition is “Record Mode” for meetings, currently in the ChatGPT desktop app. This allows ChatGPT to record and transcribe conversations (Zoom, Teams, etc.) and then generate concise summaries and action item lists afterward. In early tests, the feature can produce an overview of key points and next steps from a discussion rather than a complete verbatim transcript. Think of it as having an AI note-taker in every meeting, delivering highlights and to-dos immediately after. The transcripts and summaries are also queryable – you can ask ChatGPT questions about what was said in the meeting and receive an answer sourced from the call notes. Both the cloud file connectors and meeting recorder are currently available to ChatGPT Plus (paid) subscribers, with likely expansion to the free tier down the line. These upgrades underscore how ChatGPT is evolving into an all-purpose business assistant that not only answers general knowledge queries but also works with your specific organizational data and workflows.

Higgsfield “Soul” Model Makes Photorealistic Images Easy

AI image generation took a leap forward with Higgsfield AI’s new model called “Soul.” Higgsfield Soul is a “high-aesthetic” diffusion model that produces ultra-realistic photographs and is geared toward professional visuals. What sets Soul apart is its library of 50+ curated style presets – essentially one-click aesthetics ranging from “Tokyo Streetstyle” to “Vintage PhotoBooth” and “Elevator Mirror Selfie.” Rather than spending time engineering complex prompts, users can choose a preset and generate images that have the lighting, color grading, and composition of that theme. This preset-driven approach “democratizes art direction,” letting even non-designers achieve consistent, studio-quality results quickly. Early users have remarked that Soul’s outputs are some of the most photorealistic they’ve seen, rivaling actual photos. For media and marketing teams, a tool like this can accelerate content creation, producing mood boards, lifestyle shots, or promotional images in minutes without a photoshoot. The model is accessible via Higgsfield’s web interface and has been made free for everyone to try (as part of the launch promotion). In a space crowded with Midjourney and DALL-E, Higgsfield Soul is carving a niche by focusing on fashion-grade realism, and user-friendly presets over raw prompt flexibility.

Udio “Sessions” Brings Pro Music Editing to AI-Generated Songs

For those exploring AI-generated music, startup Udio released a major update called Sessions. The Sessions interface adds a visual, timeline-based editor to Udio’s music generator, allowing creators to fine-tune the structure and lyrics of AI-composed songs. Notably, Sessions can automatically detect song sections like verses, choruses, and bridges from the audio waveform. You can click on a chorus segment and replace or extend it, for example, or edit the lyrics for just that section and have the AI regenerate the vocals with the new words. This is a big step beyond the typical “single prompt = full song” approach of earlier AI music tools. It gives musicians and content creators a way to iterate on and polish AI music outputs more like they would in a digital audio workstation – by rearranging parts, tweaking the length of a solo, or adjusting the energy of the bridge. Essentially, Udio is positioning its AI not as a black box, but as a collaborator that you can direct in a granular way. The Sessions feature is available now for paid Udio subscribers (Standard $8/mo and Pro $24/mo). While still a bit clunky in UX, it addresses a key frustration: the inability to refine AI-generated music. As this technology matures, we can expect AI music platforms to become as flexible as human producers, letting users shape the output to match their creative vision.

Doppl: Google’s AI-Powered Virtual Dressing Room

Google’s new Doppl app creates an animated AI try-on of outfits on your own photo, showing how clothes look and move on you. Launched via Google Labs, Doppl is an experimental mobile app that lets users virtually try on clothes using generative AI. You start by uploading a full-body photo of yourself, then an image of any outfit (from a website, social media, etc.). Doppl’s AI will overlay the outfit onto a digital avatar of you and generate a short video clip of “you” turning or walking in that outfit. This goes beyond static fitting-room filters by simulating fabric drapes and movement, giving a much more realistic sense of style and fit. The app has preset support for tops, bottoms, and dresses (with more categories to come) and even imagines missing items to complete the look if needed. Users can save or share these try-on videos with friends for feedback. Doppl is currently free to use (no subscription) for U.S. users on iOS and Android. For retailers, this kind of technology could significantly reduce return rates and engage customers – and for consumers, it makes online shopping more fun and personalized. Note: As an early AI experiment, Doppl sometimes produces visual glitches or errors (and it’s careful not to promise perfect sizing), but Google plans to refine the model and expand availability. The key takeaway is that AI-driven virtual try-on is here, pointing toward a future where everyone can preview clothes (or any product) on themselves before buying.