Snapchat To Release Its Own ChatGPT Powered AI Bot For Plus Subscribers – SlashGear

While the new integration is certainly notable, it should be highlighted that some functionality is stripped away in the Snapchat app. ChatGPT has made headlines as an AI system that’s writing papers and passing tests (perhaps most notably a Law School exam). However, the integration of My AI that will be available through Snapchat won’t be able to offer these kinds of generative capabilities. As well, Snapchat has retooled the Chatbot so that it cannot develop answers that include violent themes, swearing, sexually explicit responses, or politically or socially charged opinions. These changes fit within Snapchat’s user safety guidelines and are perhaps designed to minimize the frequency of ‘hallucinations’ that affect the Chatbot’s trustworthiness.

‘Hallucinations’ is the term engineers have coined to describe a confident answer provided by an AI system that is misinformed or downright incorrect. AI Chatbots have been pressure tested by users to create truly bizarre responses, such as Meta’s Galactica, which produced an essay on the benefits of eating glass. John Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight” tackled this issue in February 2023, noting that one Chatbot declined to identify what religion the United States’ “first Jewish president” would be, further demonstrating the limitations that these tools currently exhibit in what might be considered critical thinking skills in humans. A side effect of Snapchat’s user protections appears likely to limit these oddities without the team having to create new functionality rules.