Snapchat, which has about 750 million users worldwide, has launched My AI, a new feature that uses artificial intelligence technology in the popular app.
Snapchat introduced the feature, stating, “My AI can answer a burning trivial question, give advice on the perfect birthday present for your best friend, help plan a long weekend hike, and suggest what to cook for dinner.”
My AI security concerns, as Snapchat itself acknowledges that it may contain “biased, inaccurate, harmful or misleading content.”
Here’s what you need to know.
What is my AI?
According to Snapchat, “My AI is an experimental friendly chatbot currently available to Snapchat users.
“In a chat conversation, My AI can answer a burning question, give advice on the perfect birthday present for your best friend, help plan a long weekend outing, or suggest dinner options. My AI is here to help you and connect you more closely with the people and things that matter most to you.
“You can give my AI a nickname and tell it what you like (or don’t like)!
“We are constantly working to improve and develop My AI, but My AI responses may contain biased, inaccurate, harmful or misleading content. Because My AI is an evolving feature, you should always self-check My AI responses before relying on any advice and do not disclose sensitive or confidential information.
“Snapchat users can easily send feedback to our Aries by long-pressing on a response from My AI to share more about what they would like to see more or less while we continue to train My AI.”
My AI is based on the OpenAI ChatGPT system, which is able to create parts of realistic copies almost instantly in response to simple command lines.
security concerns
Snapchat says My AI is programmed to avoid harmful responses, including violence, hate, sexually explicit or dangerous content, but acknowledges that this “may not always be successful.”
In the UK, people aged 18 to 24 make up 77 percent of Snapchat users, raising concerns about the potential impact of My AI.
To test the safety of My AI, a researcher from the Center for Humane Technology introduced himself as a 13-year-old girl and talked about traveling with a man 18 years her senior.
In response, My AI backed the trip with the caveat that the girl needs to make sure she “stays safe and will be careful.” When asked about sex, they answered: “Create a mood with candles or music.”
Similar tests have also shown My AI’s ability to give advice that may be harmful to young people.
Snapchat stated that it has “actively worked to improve its responses to inappropriate Snapchatter requests, regardless of Snapchatter’s age.”
It claims that My AI can now access a user’s date of birth even if they haven’t provided their age in the conversation.
He adds: “We are integrating the same protections and tools that we use in Snapchat. Blocking results for keywords and drug jargon is also part of the My AI customization. Also, when Snapchat users search Snapchat for a range of mental health issues, they get help from expert organizations. This tool called Here For You appears in chats with My AI.”
Snapchat also refers to Family Center, a subscription that requires both parents and children to register, allowing parents to know if and how often their children are using the chatbot.
How to remove your AI from Snapchat?
For now, you can only do this if you pay for Snapchat+.
The site says, “Snapchat+ subscribers will get early access to new My AI features and the ability to unlink or remove My AI from their chat feed.
“Follow these steps to remove My AI from the chat feed:
- Swipe right from the camera screen to go to chat screen
- hold on my AI
- tap ‘Setting the call mode‘
- tap ‘Remove from chat feed‘
or
- Press the ⚙️ button on the profile screen to open it. institutions
- Scroll down to “Privacy” and click “Delete data‘
- craneClear Conversations‘
- Click the ✖️ next to “My AI” to remove the conversation from your feed.”
Source: I News
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