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TikTok is testing a new artificial intelligence chatbot named “Tako” as social media platforms enter the race to develop AI technology, following the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT last year, the company said Thursday morning. admitted.
TikTok is testing a new AI chatbot named “Tako”.
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A report published by Bloomberg and Reuters earlier Thursday revealed the existence of chatbots based on screenshots and analysis by Watchful Technologies, a Tel Aviv company that tracks app development, said the company has been working on some Apple devices. You said you found this feature.
tick tock Confirmed In a series of tweets, it said Tako, which was developed using third-party technology, was being tested by some TikTok users in the Philippines, saying the company was in the “early stages” of considering the technology and said it would It helps you search and discover in the apps you mentioned you want to use.
Cautious analysts told Reuters the feature could recommend videos and content creators based on what users are watching.
Users can access Tako to answer questions and conduct conversations via the ghost icon above their profile picture on the right side of the video. Users are then issued a warning that the feature is experimental and “should not be relied upon” in the medical and legal fields. or financial advice, according to an image Watchful shared with Bloomberg.
TikTok has released the latest version of its AI chatbot, following February’s release of “My AI” on Snapchat running on the latest version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and Google’s “Bard” in March.
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The test of TikTok’s new AI chatbot comes amid the company’s legal battle with the state of Montana, which has banned social media apps from all devices in the state. The company argues that the state ban “unlawfully violates one of the core freedoms” granted in the First Amendment by stifling free speech. CEO Shou Zi Chew argued the ban was “simply unconstitutional” and added that he was confident the company would “win” any lawsuits brought against the state.
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TikTok’s new feature is the latest in an AI tech race, following OpenAI’s ChatGPT release last year. ChatGPT answers users’ questions and solves unique problems such as essay writing through human-like answers. Microsoft then invested his $10 billion in OpenAI. Microsoft’s competitor, Google, has released its own chatbot that works with Google’s large-scale language model, Language for Dialogue Applications. Some tech executives, including former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, have criticized AI for possible “existential risks”. oppose the development of Microsoft founder Bill Gates has praised the impact AI can have on society, saying the technology could be used to improve productivity and reduce preventable deaths among children. suggested.
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Google Releases Bard AI Chatbot In Competition With ChatGPTforbes)
TikTok is testing an AI chatbot named Tako (bloomberg)
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