Snapchat's MyAI Bot and Its Flaws – Trill Mag

AI is currently omnipresent. The fascinating rise and development of AI appears particularly accelerated these past few months, with it becoming more prominent in the public eye. Social media platforms have caught on too since Snapchat recently released its own take on AI. MyAI is Snapchat’s AI chatbot, intended to help users and mimic elements of human speech. In late April, several Snapchat users noted a strange addition: an entity named My AI at the top of the chat feed. A user can change its name and Bitmoji appearance, or ask for answers and advice. MyAI is pinned to the top of the feed so you cannot escape your past AI sins. To get rid of it, you may need to subscribe to Snapchat+ (their paid subscription service). The AI’s purpose is innocuous enough, but user reactions to it have revealed its many faults. Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snapchat. Credit: TechCrunch/ Flickr (cc-by-2.0) What Is MyAI and What Does It Do? MyAI is a “friendly chatbot” (in its own humble words) powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT technology. Snapchat has also added safety features to ensure user privacy. It appears at the top of the chat section and answers questions, gives advice
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