Snapchat just made their AI available to everyone—but its flaws are concerning This week, Snapchat announced it will be rolling out its “My AI” chatbot tech to all users for free, after previously being available to only paid Snapchat+ users. Using ChatGPT tech, the AI “friend” can write poems, recipes, or plan a vacation, but Snapchat intially warned to “not share any secrets with My AI and do not rely on it for advice” because the tech “is prone to hallucination and can be tricked into saying just about anything.” Now, the bot can be customized with a bitmoji and a name, added to group chats by mentioning it with an @ symbol, and it has the ability to “recommend AR filters to use in Snapchat’s camera or places to visit from the app’s map tab.” Users have been testing out the new capabilities by messaging with My AI and starting conversations, which quickly led to an overwhelming negative response. Gen Z and Millennial users are warning that the chatbot...
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