Snapchat's new AI chatbot is a taste of the social media sidekicks to come.
for My AI's own clangers. It says that"My AI is prone to hallucination and can be tricked into saying just about anything", which sounds worrying. Snap also tells users to"please be aware of its many deficiencies and sorry in advance" for its potential mistakes.
Unlike Bing's ChatGPT-powered chatbot, My AI is customizable – you can give it a name and also customize the wallpaper for your chat sessions. But, despite this cuddly exterior, the AI helper is likely to go very wrong – with Snap stating that you can press and hold on any message to submit feedback and help guide it towards better behaviour.An example of a cheese-themed haiku written by Snapchat's My AI chatbot.
The arrival of a ChatGPT-powered helper on Snapchat isn't quite as earth-shattering as an equivalent feature would be on the likes of Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, or TikTok – after all, Snapchat is onlyBut it does give us an interesting glimpse of how ChatGPT could be baked into some of the world's most popular apps. Imagine, for example, an equivalent sidekick in Facebook Messenger or WhatsApp groups.
Those are all big disclaimers that show where we are with AI chatbots – while they're fun sidekicks that could work well in the likes of Snapchat, they're also far from the all-knowing sages they purport to be.Sign up to get breaking news, reviews, opinion, analysis and more, plus the hottest tech deals!Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors
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