(ETX Daily Up) – Artificial intelligence is your new friend. Literally. And Snapchat intends to take advantage of it. The social network has unveiled its bot developed from ChatGPT. A kind of virtual friend available. Explanation.
Snapchat, a friend who wants you well? The social network by Evan Spiegel unveiled “My AI”, a bot created with the latest version of ChatGPT. This virtual robot will allow platform users to have conversations as they would with their friends. “My AI” will be able to recommend gift ideas, write a haiku or even provide an itinerary for a hiking excursion, explains the communiqué.
But beware, unlike ChatGPT, the tool will be even more subject to moderation and must respect the rules of use of the application. No way to ask any question and especially to receive any answer from the bot. “My AI” will not be able to respond with insults, violence, sexually explicit content and about political content. The social network nevertheless warned its users about the potential errors of the bot, still under development: “Please be aware of its many shortcomings and sorry in advance! All conversations with My AI will be stored and can be examined. in order to improve the product experience. Please do not share secrets with My AI and do not rely on its advice”.
“The big idea is that in addition to talking to our friends and family every day, we’re going to talk to the AI every day,” Evan Spiegel told The Verge. “And that’s something we’re well positioned to do as a courier service.”
The “My AI” tool will be pinned above your friends’ other conversations in the “chat” part of the application.
For the moment, this new tool is only launched in the United States and is intended only for Snapchat+ subscribers (paid subscription at 3.99 euros each month). The goal? Boost platform revenue. Snap also hopes to achieve $6 billion in revenue and at least $1 billion in free cash flow in 2023.
