The crash caused Snapchat's My AI chatbot to begin posting Stories
The Snapchat Plus app's digital assistant My AI started posting one-second Stories to users' feeds and then disappeared for a long time.
Here's What We Know
The My AI chatbot posted a two-colour image to Stories, which one user mistook for a shot of their ceiling. When asked about the mysterious message, the bot either remained silent or cited technical issues.
Did Snapchat Ai just add a picture of my wall/ceiling to their Snapchat story?
- Matt Esparza (@matthewesp) August 16, 2023
Snapchat AI - Left
My wall/ceiling- Right pic.twitter.com/bh8I3Aiwun
This explanation proved insufficient for many users, causing mild panic and jokes about an imminent artificial intelligence uprising. In the end, however, it did turn out to be a technical error.
"My AI experienced a temporary outage that’s now resolved," a spokesperson said and added that the chatbot does not support the Stories feature.
My AI is part of Snapchat Plus, which costs $3.99 per month and offers users a number of features. Among them are AR filter recommendations, restaurant suggestions and Snap Map-based events.
Source: TechCrunch
