Do you use Snapchat's AI chatbot? Here's the data it's pulling from you | ZDNET

SOPA Images/Contributor/Getty ImagesIn April, Snap made its AI-powered chatbot, My AI, available to Snapchat users. The company says over 150 million users have talked to the chatbot. Snap says that its AI chatbot is equipped with more guardrails than ChatGPT, which should make it safer for younger Snapchatters.Also: The best parental control appsAccording to Statista, about 20% of global Snapchat users are between the ages of 13 and 17, so it’s crucial that kids aren’t exposed to inappropriate content that the chatbot could output. But in some experimental chats with the bot, users found that Snapchat’s bot would explain how to engage in underage substance use and sexual activity.When Snapchatters first started experimentally conversing with My AI, many were curious about the chatbot’s access to their location. When My AI was asked if it had a user’s location, it would promptly deny having access to geolocation data.But if a user asked for a restaurant recommendation in their area, My AI could provide them, proving that the bot does have access to Snapchatters’ location. People took to Twitter to express they were concerned by My AI and started to get curious about what user data the bot could access.Also: Meta lowered
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