Snapchat enters AI flurry with launch of new chatbot powered by OpenAI’s GPT technology
A new bot has entered the chat.
Snapchat parent company Snap announced Monday the launch of a chatbot powered by the latest version of OpenAI’s GPT technology customized for the social network.
The experimental chatbot, called My AI, is available to users subscribed to Snapchat+, the social platform’s $3.99-a-month subscription service. The feature is rolling out this week.
The platform plans on making the feature accessible to all users in the future, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel told The Verge.
Snap said My AI can do things like recommend gift ideas, suggest a recipe or write a haiku. But “as with all AI-powered chatbots,” mistakes could occur with the feature, even though it’s “designed to avoid biased, incorrect, harmful, or misleading information,” the company said.
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Launched last year, OpenAI’s ChatGPT quickly caused a frenzy thanks to its convincing human-like responses. There have been reports of problems with the technology, however.
Earlier this month, Microsoft’s ChatGPT-powered Bing made headlines after users shared strange interactions with the chatbot, which would respond emotionally and make factual errors.
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