Feb 27 (Reuters) - Snap Inc, which owns photo
messaging app Snapchat, said on Monday it is rolling out an
artificial intelligence chatbot powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT
technology, as the company seeks to enter the buzzy field of
generative AI.The chatbot, called My AI, will be available to
subscribers of Snap's premium subscription Snapchat+, the
company said in a blog post.ChatGPT, which can generate prose in response to
prompts, has captivated the tech industry. Microsoft and
Alphabet's Google both announced their own AI chatbots earlier
in February.My AI was trained to have a fun and lighthearted tone and
will be able to offer creative ideas like potential gifts for a
friend's birthday or write a poem about a certain topic, Snap
said.The Santa Monica, California-based company said in the
blog post that the chatbot is "prone to hallucination," and may
be tricked into saying anything, adding that users should not
rely on the bot for advice.While AI-powered chatbots are a nascent field, early
search results and conversations have made headlines with its
unpredictability.Alphabet lost $100 billion in market value earlier this
month when its new chatbot shared inaccurate information in a
promotional video.
(Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru and Sheila Dang in
Dallas; Editing by Shailesh Kuber and Grant McCool)