Snapchat is Releasing Its Own AI Chatbot Powered by ChatGPT

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Snapchat is Releasing Its Own AI Chatbot Powered by ChatGPT​

Named "My AI," Snapchat's bot will be pinned to the app's chat tab above conversations with friends. While initially only available for $3.99 a month Snapchat Plus subscribers, the goal is to eventually make the bot available to all of Snapchat's 750 million monthly users, Spiegel tells The Verge. "The big idea is that in addition to talking to our friends and family every day, we're going to talk to AI every day," he says. "And this is something we're well positioned to do as a messaging service." At launch, My AI is essentially just a fast mobile-friendly version of ChatGPT inside Snapchat. The main difference is that Snap's version is more restricted in what it can answer. Snap's employees have trained it to adhere to the company's trust and safety guidelines and not give responses that include swearing, violence, sexually explicit content, or opinions about dicey topics like politics.

 

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Am using it rn

 

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Am using it rn

speak on it

 

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speak on it

Is basically like talking to a woman don't expect deep ground breaking convo.
I didn't give snapchat personal access to my location so any questions that have to do wit my location comes back blank.
The information it knows is slightly outdated is everything prior to 2021.

 

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Snapchat+ subscribers can now create and send AI-generated images | TechCrunch

Snapchat is releasing a few new AI powered features for Snapchat+ subscribers, the company announced on Tuesday.

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Snapchat+ subscribers can now create and send AI-generated images​

Aisha Malik@aiishamalik1 / 10:7 AM EST•December 12, 2023

Image Credits: Snapchat

Snapchat is releasing a few new AI powered features for Snapchat+ subscribers, the company announced on Tuesday. Most notably, subscribers can now create and send AI-generated images based on a text prompt. In addition to getting access to a new AI extend tool, subscribers can now also use the app’s Dream selfie feature with friends.

To access the AI image generator, subscribers can click on the “AI” button on the right side of their screen. Once you click on it, you can choose from a selection of prompts, such as “a planet made out of cheese” or “a sunny day at the beach” to receive and AI-generated image. Or, you can type in your own prompt, such as “a dog sleeping on a rocket.” After you have either selected or typed in a prompt, the app will start generating your image. Once it’s ready, you have the option to edit it, download it and share it with others.

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Snapchat+ subscribers were already able to create AI images for their bitmoji backgrounds and chat wallpapers, and can now create and send AI images to their friends.

Snapchat did not share which specific model is powering the feature, but told TechCrunch in an email that the company has several deals with partners to use their foundational models.

Subscribers can now also use Dream, Snapchat’s generative AI selfie feature, with their friends. The feature lets you create fantastical images of yourself in different scenarios. With this new update, you can create an AI selfie of yourself and then select one of your friends to appear next to you. For instance, you can create an image of you and friend as mermaids, and then either send the image to them or share it on your story. Snapchat+ subscribers get one free pack of eight Dreams a month, the company says.

In addition, subscribers are getting access to a new AI-powered extend tool. Say you took an image of your dog, but you zoomed in too close and want more of the full picture. You can click on the new extend tool to automatically receive a zoomed-out image where the background has been filled in with the help of AI.

Image Credits: Snapchat

Snapchat says these new features are rolling out now, but that regional availability may vary.

Today’s announcement shows that Snapchat is looking to further the app’s AI capabilities and build on the ones it already offers. Snapchat users can already receive AI-generated images from the app’s My AI chatbot, and they have had access to the app’s AI Dream feature for a few months now.

Snapchat+, which launched over the summer, costs $3.99 USD per month. The company says it currently has more than 7 million Snapchat+ subscribers. New data indicates that the offering recently had its best month, in terms of in-app revenue, showing no signs of slowing growth. In November, Snapchat+ topped $20 million in net revenue (after app store fees) for the first time. At the same time, subscription revenue rose by double digits in almost every country where Snapchat+ is live.

 

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Snapchat AI turns prompts into new lens

We could soon see more immersive Snapchat lenses.

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Snapchat AI turns prompts into new lens​

Snapchat’s upcoming on-device AI model could transform your background — and your clothing — in real time.​

By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.

Jun 19, 2024, 5:26 PM EDT

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Snapchat offered an early look at its upcoming on-device AI model capable of transforming a user’s surroundings with augmented reality (AR). The new model will eventually let creators turn a text prompt into a custom lens — potentially opening the door for some wild looks to try on and send to friends.

You can see how this might look in the GIF below, which shows a person’s clothing and background transforming in real-time based on the prompt “50s sci-fi film.” Users will start seeing lenses using this new model in the coming months, while creators can start making lenses with the model by the end of this year, according to TechCrunch.

GIF: Snapchat

Additionally, Snapchat is rolling out a suite of new AI tools that could make it easier for creators to make custom augmented reality (AR) effects. Some of the tools now available with the latest Lens Studio update include new face effects that let creators write a prompt or upload an image to create a custom lens that completely transforms a user’s face.

The suite also includes a feature, called Immersive ML, that applies a “realistic transformation over the user’s face, body, and surroundings in real time.” Other AI tools coming to Lens Studio allow lens creators to generate 3D assets based on a text or image prompt, create face masks and textures, as well as make 3D character heads that mimic a user’s expression.

This is Snapchat’s “Immersive ML” effect using the prompt “Matisse Style Painting.” Image: Snapchat

Over the past year, Snapchat has rolled out several new AI features, including a way for subscribers to send AI-generated snaps to friends. Snapchat also launched a ChatGPT-powered AI chatbot to all users last year.