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Following ChatGPT’s massive success, a number of technology companies have begun to incorporate Artificial Intelligence into their platforms.
From Google to Spotify, Microsoft to Snapchat, all of the tech behemoths are now introducing AI-powered features in their products. Snapchat, which previously launched its own chatbot My AI for Plus subscribers, has now made the feature available to all free users as well.
According to Snapchat, the ChatGPT-backed bot “can answer a burning trivia question and offer advice on the perfect gift for your BFF’s birthday.” If you have a Snapchat account, you may have noticed that it now includes a built-in friend known as “My AI.”
This AI chatbot, which was first introduced to Snapchat Plus users in February 2023, is now available to all users.
My AI can “recommend birthday gift ideas for your BFF, plan a hiking trip for a long weekend, suggest a recipe for dinner, or even write a haiku about cheese for your cheddar-obsessed pal,” according to a company press release.
Additionally, users can personalize My AI by changing its avatar and name. Continue reading to learn how to modify the chatbot.
How to Change My AI Gender on Snapchat?
Since My AI is a chatbot and not a real person, Snapchat does not have a gender option for it. But you can change the avatar of the assistant to make it look like a man or a woman.
You get to pick My AI’s face, hair, and clothes, and it’s up to you whether to make it a man or a woman. Follow these steps to change the assistant’s avatar:
- Go to the section of Snapchat called “Friendship Profile with My AI.”
- Before the 3D Bitmoji header, you’ll see the Customize button. Tap on it.
- Choose the Avatar choice. Now, when you open Snapchat, a screen with two pictures of the chatbot’s avatar will pop up. At first glance, the pictures look the same, but when you look closer, you can see that they are not.
- Choose either of the two pictures. You can now change how the features work to suit your needs. Even though Snapchat hasn’t said so, users have noticed that the picture at the top has more feminine features, while the picture at the bottom has more of a male look.
- Click Save. Then, you can also change the chatbot’s clothes by tapping “Outfit.”
Save the changes, and the new version of My AI will now show up.
How to Change the Name of My AI?
In addition to how it looks, Snapchat also lets you give My AI a nickname. To do this, follow the steps below:
- Again, go to the Snapchat Friendship Profile with My AI section.
- Tap the word “My AI.”
- A box that says “Edit name for myai” will pop up. In the text box, you can write any name you want.
- Just click “Save,” and you’re done. Your assistant in My AI will now have a name.
How to Implement My Ai on Snapchat
To use My AI, all you have to do is start a chat with it like you would with a friend. After that, you can talk about anything. My AI talks back to you just like a real person and can talk about just about anything you can think of.
Ask the bot what you should have for dinner or what you need to know about a certain subject for school. There are a lot of options, and you can add My AI to group chats just like you would add another Snapchat user.
Just like real friends, as you talk to My AI more, it learns more about you and gives you more relevant answers.
Users of Snapchat Display Creative Avatars and Nicknames
Numerous Snapchat users now share their imaginative avatars and usernames on other social media sites. A user tweeted, “The most interesting aspect is that it changed my avatar based on my emotional inputs in real-time during conversation… that was magic.”
“For users of Snapchat, ask the artificial intelligence to name itself. I’m curious as to which options it chooses. My child chose the name Avery, whereas my partner chose Myai (no name change),” wrote another.
What You Must Know About the Current Snapchat Update
Snapchat isn’t going away anytime soon, with over 100 million daily users and 8 billion daily video views!
Snapchat released one of their most significant updates to date, Chat 2.0.
Here are all the juicy details you need to know!
Snapchat stories auto-advance: This is a big change. When you are watching someone’s Snap-Story, you will be taken to the next Snap-Story of your Friends in the order of the last time they snapped. Yesterday, the number of people who watched my snaps went up by 30%, and I think this auto-advance feature is a big reason why.
You can still look through your friends’ stories and click on ones that interest you, but I’ve found that this feature makes me watch a lot more of my friends’ Snap-Stories.
This feature will really boost views and engagement, which is a huge metric for any brand or business owner trying to figure out how to best track and analyze Snapchat data. Also, you can swipe to the left to move to the next Snap Story with this feature.
Video GIFs: You can send up to a 10-second video GIF to anyone privately. This means you can respond to their chat message with your face and voice (if they tap to turn on audio).
Audio notes: You can send someone an audio note, which is great if you are driving or don’t want to be on camera because you didn’t do your hair and makeup.
Video and audio calls: Is this going to replace Skype? Perhaps! I’ve already used Snapchat to set up a few calls. You can make a video or voice call right from Snapchat.
Upload photos within chat: You can now upload photos from your Camera roll to Chat, even during a live call.
Fluid transition during chat: Now, when you are chatting with someone, it is easy to switch between video, audio, text, and graphics. This is really the best way to chat privately.
Stickers galore: The private chat feature on Snapchat has been redone from top to bottom. You can now send up to 200 “stickers” to other Snapchat users privately. Those of you who use Facebook Messenger will notice that these stickers are a lot like the ones on Facebook Messenger.
History of Snapchat
Evan Spiegel, Reggie Brown, and Bobby Murphy, who were all students at Stanford University at the time, came up with the idea for Snapchat in 2011.
Brown is said to have thought of a social media app where people could post photos and videos that would disappear after a few moments.
Brown is said to have told Spiegel about the idea, and both of them thought that a social media platform based on content that disappears was a good idea. The two people then asked Bobby Murphy to write the code that would be used to make the app.
In July 2011, Snapchat’s co-founders put out “Picaboo,” which was the app that came before Snapchat. After that, Spiegel and Murphy kicked Brown out of the company and relaunched it as Snapchat in September 2011.
Evan Spiegel, Reggie Brown, and Bobby Murphy, who were all students at Stanford University at the time, came up with the idea for Snapchat in 2011.
Brown is said to have thought of a social media app where people could post photos and videos that would disappear after a few moments.
Brown is said to have told Spiegel about the idea, and both of them thought that a social media platform based on content that disappears was a good idea. The two people then asked Bobby Murphy to write the code that would be used to make the app.
In July 2011, Snapchat’s co-founders put out “Picaboo,” which was the app that came before Snapchat. After that, Spiegel and Murphy kicked Brown out of the company and relaunched it as Snapchat in September 2011.
Controversies
On December 31, 2013, Snapchat was hacked. Gibson Security, an Australian security company, told the company about a security hole in the API on August 27, 2013. On December 25, 2013, they made the exploit’s source code public.
On December 27, Snapchat said that it had added features to make things safer. Still, they were hacked by an unknown group that said the good points were only “minor obstacles.” The hackers posted parts of about 4.6 million Snapchat usernames and phone numbers on a website called SnapchatDB.info.
They also sent a statement to the popular technology blog TechCrunch saying that their goal was to “raise public awareness and put public pressure on Snapchat” to fix the vulnerability. A week after the hack, Snapchat said they were sorry.
Conclusion
Snapchat has made its own chatbot My AI available to all free users, and users can personalize it by changing its avatar and name. To change the avatar, go to the “Friendship Profile with My AI” section and choose the Avatar choice.
Snapchat allows users to change the name of their My AI, add it to group chats, and share their creative avatars and nicknames on other social media sites.
Chat 2.0 is a significant update, with over 100 million daily users and 8 billion daily video views. Snapchat has introduced auto-advance, video GIFs, audio notes, video and voice calls, upload photos within chat, fluid transition during chat, and stickers galore.
These features are designed to boost views and engagement, and are expected to replace Skype. Evan Spiegel, Reggie Brown, and Bobby Murphy came up with the idea for Snapchat in 2011, which was relaunched in September 2011.
On December 31, 2013, Snapchat was hacked by an unknown group, posting parts of 4.6 million usernames and phone numbers.
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