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Snap’s chatbot, called My AI, which can help users with everything from writing poetry to finding information, was built using startup OpenAI’s ChatGPT technology. (Image: Snap/Twitter)
Generative AI has caught the attention of the tech industry in recent months and can generate original text or images in response to prompts.
Snap Inc said on Wednesday that its artificial intelligence chatbot will now be able to respond to users’ messages with a fully AI-generated image, as the owner of photo messaging app Snapchat deepens its work in AI technology. .
The announcement came at Snap’s annual Partner Summit. The company aims to use the technology to speed the development of augmented reality (AR) features, or computerized images on top of real-world photos and videos.
Generative AI has caught the attention of the tech industry in recent months and can generate original text or images in response to prompts. Snap’s chatbot, called My AI, which can help users with everything from writing poetry to finding information, was built using startup OpenAI’s ChatGPT technology.
Snap said on Wednesday that My AI is now available for free to all Snapchat users and can be used to answer questions in conversations between friends on Snapchat. The chatbot was first rolled out to users who pay $3.99 a month for Snapchat+, the company’s premium subscription.
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel said that My AI could help users explore more parts of the Snapchat app by recommending Lenses, which can add effects to photos and videos, or to recommend real-world locations. You can use the map feature of the app for this. an interview.
“This is the first time we’re bringing AI to communications, which is the core of our service,” he said. “People are really using My AI as a creative tool.”
Snap said My AI’s ability to respond to users with its own AI-generated images will be available first on Snapchat+, which has reached 3 million subscribers.
As AI chatbots have evolved, so have concerns about whether the AI could copy published work, provide false information, or return harmful responses to questions.
Snap said it added new safety guard-rails to My AI, which include temporarily restricting a user’s access to chatbots if they repeatedly ask inappropriate or harmful questions.
Snap My analyzes conversations with AI and found that 99.5% of the chatbot’s responses followed Snapchat’s community guidelines, Spiegel said.
He added that my AI will now also take into account the user’s age “to ensure that conversations are age-appropriate.” On Wednesday, the Santa Monica, California-based company also unveiled new AR mirrors that can be installed in stores to help customers virtually try on clothing items or see which accessories match their outfits. Will eat
Snap said retailers Nike and Men’s Warehouse are using mirrors in some stores.
The mirrors are part of an enterprise division Snap launched last month to help other companies build AR experiences for their apps and websites. The venture could also help Snap diversify beyond digital advertising, which currently makes up the majority of its revenue.
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