Anthropic Growth Hits Record High

Welcome to another edition of AI PlanetX.

Claude surges in popularity amid tech shakeup; TikTok struggles with AI labeling as SoftBank secures $40B loan to back OpenAI.

• Hottest AI News

• Top AI & SaaS Tools

• AI Tutorial: Create Phone-Centric AI Assistant

• Top AI & Tech News

• AI Art Spotlight

• Prompt of the Day: Build Apps with Google AI Studio

• Featured AI Video

• Weekly Creator Playbooks to Grow on Social

Hottest AI News

Anthropic

Claude Popularity Soars Amidst Major Tech Industry Shakeup

Anthropic is expanding quickly. Recent transaction data shows its paid subscribers have more than doubled this year, proving more people are choosing Claude even while OpenAI remains bigger.

Details:

• Anthropic drew attention after a public clash with the Department of Defense. It refused to let its AI be used for autonomous operations or mass surveillance, and that helped drive a wave of subscribers

• Its products also helped fuel growth. Tools like Claude Code and Computer Use gave people more than basic chat, offering real workflow automation that pushed many users to upgrade to paid Pro plans

• Even with this momentum, OpenAI still leads overall. Anthropic is growing strongly among paying U.S. users, but OpenAI continues to hold the largest user base while Anthropic builds a strong ethics-focused position

Ultimately, Anthropic’s rise shows that consumer loyalty in the AI space is increasingly tied to a combination of platform philosophy and tangible productivity gains.

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TikTok

TikTok Struggles To Enforce Its Own AI Labeling Standards

TikTok says AI content should be labeled, but many ads still appear without clear disclosure. Recent investigations show the rules are applied inconsistently, making it hard for users to tell real footage from AI visuals.

Details:

• Major advertisers are not labeling AI content consistently. Some brands skip TikTok’s AI labels even when a video is clearly synthetic, despite adding those same disclosures on platforms like YouTube

• TikTok’s enforcement also has major gaps. It relies on automated systems and user reports, but many unlabeled AI ads still slip through without clear penalties for brands or the platform

• This lack of reliable labeling creates bigger problems. It weakens user trust and makes it harder for people to tell what is real as AI-generated media becomes more common in marketing

Ultimately, the current state of AI transparency on TikTok remains a fragmented effort that relies more on voluntary compliance than systematic enforcement.

Top AI & SaaS Tools

• BrandJet (Life-time Deal): Finds warm leads from social networks, news, and AI mentions, and lets you reach them via email and messaging from a single inbox

• Chroma: Gives AI apps a smart searchable memory, so they can find the right information from your data and answer more accurately [F-R-E-E]

• Stitch by Google: Design and build app interfaces (UI) using simple prompts, with the latest update adding voice to Stitch powered by the Gemini Live [F-R-E-E]

• Aera Browser: Privacy‑first browser that runs full background workflows, integrates with tools like Cursor and Claude Code so agents can act—not just suggest—and keeps data local [F-R-E-E]

• TADA: Hume AI added MLX support so you can run high-quality text-to-speech locally and offline on Apple Silicon using a 10-second voice sample [F-R-E-E]

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AI Tutorial

How to Make a Phone-Based AI Assistant That Answers Your Calls

Ever wanted an AI assistant you can actually call? In this tutorial, you’ll build one with its own phone number using ElevenLabs and Twilio, make a real test call, and have it answer using your website, calendar, and more.

1. Create voice agent

   In ElevenLabs, go to Agents → New Agent → Personal Assistant. Choose a voice, set your time zone, and add your first greeting message.

   Example first message:

   “Hi, this is your assistant. Tell me what you need and I’ll help you.”

2. Add knowledge sources

   Inside the agent settings, connect the information you want the assistant to use:

   • Your website

   • Your calendar

3. Set assistant’s behavior

   Add a short instruction so it stays helpful and accurate.

   Example instruction:

   “Answer using my website and calendar. If you’re unsure, ask one question. Don’t guess.”

4. Create Twilio account

   Go to Twilio and create an account. You should have complimentary credits to test.

5. Buy Twilio phone number

   In Twilio, buy a phone number (typically around $1). From the dashboard, copy these:

   • Phone number

   • Account SID

   • Auth Token

6. Import number into ElevenLabs

   In ElevenLabs, go to Phone Numbers → Import from Twilio. Paste your SID, auth token, and phone number, then assign the number to your agent.

7. Call and test it

   Call the number and test a few real questions like “What’s on my calendar?” or “What do we offer?” based on what you added to the agent’s knowledge base.

Note: Add the most useful pages from your website, not everything. Too much info can make answers messy.

Top AI & Tech News

• SoftBank took an unsecured, 12‑month $40 billion loan to help meet a $30 billion commitment to OpenAI from the company’s $110 billion financing round

• The music industry is quietly using AI to create arrangements and samples, notably in hip-hop where AI often replaces licensed or live samples

• Google is making it easy to switch to Gemini by letting you import AI memories, preferences and full chat histories from other AI apps

• A lawsuit claims Google’s AI revealed Epstein victims’ personal contact details by surfacing or generating data from improperly released government records

AI Art Spotlight

Create Your Own Photo Like This Using the Prompt Below:

Extreme close-up high-fashion editorial portrait of a man's face (use uploaded image as face ref). Tight crop on the right side — bridge of nose, partial lips, and one eye visible through sunglasses. Heavy cinematic film grain, warm sophisticated studio atmosphere.
Eyewear: Large wrap-around sunglasses in high-gloss dark tortoiseshell acetate (mottled black and deep mahogany). Vibrant translucent amber-orange lenses — eye and lashes visible but color-tinted.
Subject: Man with smooth skin showing natural texture and fine pores. Soft side-lighting from the right; gentle shadow left of nose, subtle highlight on cheekbone and lower lip.
Typography: Bold white geometric sans-serif "Bold Impact" on lower-right cheek. Smaller labels: "Deep Tones" (top right), "Sharp Detail" (left lens), "Strong Style" (bottom right).
Palette: Skin tones #E8A88A, burnt orange #B8541C, deep espresso #1A0D0B, white text #FFFFFF.
Lighting & BG: Warm studio, soft-focus DOF. Background is blurred hair and skin — full focus on the eye and acetate frame texture.
Mood: Premium editorial fashion magazine — high contrast, soft transitions.

Model: Nano Banana 2

Prompt of the Day

Google AI Studio Prompts to Build Real Apps

This Twitter/X thread explains how Google AI Studio supports building full‑stack applications from a single prompt. It covers the latest capabilities for generating apps with authentication, databases, APIs, WebSockets, and multiplayer state—without any boilerplate code. The thread walks through five examples the author built live.

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