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My AI Snapchat feature raises privacy red flags among users

05/04/202305/03/2023 L. Green

The new feature was launched at the end of February, but users aren’t feeling comfortable with it. Snapchat first launched its My AI feature on February 27, limiting the initial rollout of the artificial intelligence technology to certain subscribers. The feature provides app users with a chatbot experience using the same technology behind ChatGPT. Initially, My AI was introduced to Snapchat+ subscribers as an experimental feature. However, on April 19, the artificial intelligence chatbot was made available to all users, subscribers or not. Users and the chatbot have exchanged almost…

New Snapchat feature makes location sharing less invasive

05/29/201805/28/2018 Jennifer Goula

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The social media app now lets users send real-time locations to a friend. Snapchat has just made location sharing more intimate for its iOS and Android users with a new Snapchat feature that allows users to send their ongoing real-time location to a friend or request their friend’s location in return. This information shows up within the user’s message thread and on their Snap Map. Snap Map had a turbulent start. Launched last June, Snap Map became known for its controversial location-tracking functions. Snap Map made users wary because it…