The experimental chatbot, called My AI, is available to
users subscribed to Snapchat+, the social platform's $3.99-a-month subscription
service. The feature is rolling out this week.
The platform plans on making the feature accessible to all
users in the future, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel told The Verge.
Snap said My AI can do things like recommend gift ideas,
suggest a recipe or write a haiku. But "as with all AI-powered
chatbots," mistakes could occur with the feature, even though it's
"designed to avoid biased, incorrect, harmful, or misleading
information," the company said.
My AI "can be tricked into saying just about anything.
Please be aware of its many deficiencies and sorry in advance!" Snap said
in a blog post. "Please do not share any secrets with My AI and do not
rely on it for advice."
Launched last year, OpenAI's ChatGPT quickly caused a frenzy
thanks to its convincing human-like responses. There have been reports of
problems with the technology, however.
Earlier this month, Microsoft's ChatGPT-powered Bing made
headlines after users shared strange interactions with the chatbot, which would
respond emotionally and make factual errors.