Even Snapchat now has an AI-powered image creator.
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Snapchat’s first foray into AI wasn’t exactly a success. It launched with “My AI,” an AI chatbot that lives at the top of your Snapchat conversations, in April, and users weren’t happy. For one thing, you couldn’t turn it off and get rid of it, so you had to deal with the chatbot in your app whether you wanted it or not. On top of that, there was the concern that the bot was lying about its access to your location. That wasn’t exactly the case, but the damage was done.
Eight months later, “My AI” is still here. And that’s not all, Snapchat is expanding its efforts into artificial intelligence. The company announced Tuesday that it will introduce a dedicated AI-powered image creator for Snapchat+ subscribers.
If you’ve used one of these before, like the recent creator of Meta, you know the process: When you tap the new AI button on Snapchat, you can prompt the bot to create anything that comes to mind. Give it a simple command or something more complex, and the bot will try its best to replicate it. You can send these AI images just like your regular snaps: Your friends might open your snap expecting to see your face, only to be greeted by an AI monster. Snapchat+ users previously had the ability to create AI images for their chat wallpaper with “My AI,” but this is a full-fledged image creator.
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But it's not just image creation that's being improved with AI on Snapchat+.
When you take a photo, you’ll now see a new “Expand” option. Use this button when you think you’ve taken a photo too close to your subject, and Snapchat will use artificial intelligence to “zoom out,” filling the space with creative imagery.
Dreams, Snapchat's AI selfie feature, is now collaborative. You can add your friends to your AI selfies, and you'll get a pack of eight for free every month.
These features are all exclusive to Snapchat+, Snapchat's new subscription service. Initial reports are based on US data and suggest the subscription will cost $3.99 per month or $29.99 per year.
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But will these features be enough to convince users to actually pay for Snapchat? Generally, users are closer to deleting the app because of annoying notifications than paying a subscription on top of that.
The success of this new feature through Snapchat's paid service would mean a turnaround.
Source: lifehacker
