Snapchat hasn’t been controversial since it removed public best friend lists in 2015.
Last week, the photo messaging app rolled out a chat bot, My AI, to all users. The feature works on Open AI’s GPT technology and is designed to reply to your messages as a friend. But many users are complaining that the new feature is hindering them from chatting with their actual friends.
How to remove my Snapchat AI from your chat feed
My AI is pinned to the top of users’ chat feed, even above their recently pinned and broken friends. If you don’t subscribe to Snapchat+ for $3.99 a month, there’s no way to remove My AI from the top of your feed. Techcrunch(Opens in a new tab) I reported an influx of one-star reviews for Snapchat after the launch of My AI, indicating that at least a portion of Snapchat’s user base isn’t completely satisfied with the chatbot.
On TikTok, it has over 3.7 million views and 510,000 likes @fishnecks(Opens in a new tab) He writes, “When the AI of Snapchat thinks it has the right to be pinned over my BFF.” The caption for the video reads, “PLS how do I get rid of it.” Thousands of comments on the video reflect TikTokker’s frustration. One reads, “The $4 was worth it to uninstall.” Another says, “I blocked Team Snapchat from sending me stuff, so why would I want this bot???” Others threaten to leave the platform altogether if Snapchat continues to only allow paid users to hide its AI bot.
But it’s not just My AI’s central placement that pisses off Snapchatters. My AI uses the data Snapchat collects about each user to make their interactions feel like a conversation with a friend. For some, this seems like an invasion of privacy. Users are particularly concerned about his access to their sites; Screenshots of My AI recommending restaurants near them to users have gained traction on Twitter and TikTok. Snapchat and other social media platforms have been collecting data about their users for years and years, but My AI personifies the data collection process, making its knowledge about you eerily clear.
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The chatbot has also come under fire(Opens in a new tab) A month ago, when she was a Snapchat+ exclusive feature, for making inappropriate and unsafe responses after she was told she was talking to young teens. in the current situation(Opens in a new tab)Snapchat announced that My AI only gave “non-matching” responses to 0.01% of users. He also shared that My AI will be aware of users’ age going forward and has “worked aggressively to improve its responses to inappropriate Snapchat requests, regardless of the age of the Snapchat user.”
Despite all the complaints, some users have adopted My AI, calling it their best friend or boyfriend and using it to complete their homework. For example, one TikTok(Opens in a new tab) With over 10,000 likes reading, “I talk to my new AI bot on my Snapchat when I’m bored.”
Friend or foe, My AI is all Snapchatters can talk about.