Snapchat's instant messenger app, Snapchat, made several announcements regarding the introduction of new artificial intelligence features to all users at its annual Snap Partner Summit.
On Wednesday, the social media app announced that its AI chatbot will now be able to respond to users' messages with fully AI-generated images.
With more people using AR every day, our team has been pushing the boundaries of how AR experiences are created, Snap Inc. said in a press release. AR can be created incredibly quickly, look more realistic than ever, and release exciting creative opportunities for our community through advancements in machine learning. Now free to all users, Snap's chatbot, My AI, was first available for Snapchat users, a subscription service that costs $3.99 per month.
My AI was built using chatGPT technology from startup OpenAI.
My AI can now be added to group chats by mentioning it with a symbol, and Snap will allow people to change the look and name of their bot with a custom avatar.
My AI can now recommend filters to use in Snapchat's camera or to visit places from the map location service.
Snapchat's social media app said that the new features will make Snapchat feel like the most personal camera in the world. Generative AI has captured the tech industry's interest in recent months and can generate original text or photos in response to prompts.
As AI chatbots have grown, there are worries about whether AI could plagiarize published works, provide inaccurate information, or return harmful answers to questions.
Snapchat has ensured consumers that they have safely added safe guidelines within the app, such as temporarily restricting a user's access to the chatbot if they repeatedly ask it inappropriate or harmful questions.
Snapchat analyzes conversations with My AI and has discovered that 99.5% of the chatbot's responses adhere to Snapchat's community guidelines, according to the press release.