By using artificial intelligence, Snapchat+ subscribers will have a new way to remix their selfies.
Snap has been progressively increasing the amount of artificial intelligence that is included in its app ever since it initially introduced its generative AI helper. As the business begins testing a more comprehensive revamp of the app, it is now adding a new set of capabilities that are powered by artificial intelligence.
On a regular basis, Snap is the first to introduce new artificial intelligence features to its Snapchat+ members. The firm is maintaining this pattern with a new feature that is dubbed “My Selfie.” Through the usage of selfies, the function generates artificial intelligence-generated photographs of users and their friends (if those friends also subscribe) in imaginative stances and settings. Additionally, the company is introducing a new “grandparents lens” that makes use of artificial intelligence to visualize what you might look like when you are an elderly person.
Subscribers to Snapchat+ will also get access to a new artificial intelligence tool called recollections, which monitors the snaps that users have previously saved. As a result of this modification, Memories will have the capability to display photographs and videos that have been modified with artificial intelligence-generated captions or new augmented reality lens effects.
Additionally, Snap is enhancing the capabilities of its chatGPT-powered MyAI assistant by adding the capability to “problem solve” based on photo snaps. According to the business, the assistant will be able to comprehend parking signs, identify flora, and translate menus from restaurants.
The new artificial intelligence capabilities come at the same time as Snap is beginning to test a bigger revamp of its program. The redesign is intended to make Snapchat, which has been slammed for a convoluted UI for a long time, simpler and more user-friendly. Stories will be displayed at the top of discussions as a result of the new design, which will bring together content from Stories and talks between friends into a unified view. (It is interesting to note that Snap had previously consolidated the conversations and Stories of its users into a single feed in 2018, when it underwent a redesign that was not very well received.) Another change that will be made as part of the makeover is the removal of a distinct tab for the Snap Map and its replacement with the “chat” tab.
Additionally, rather than maintaining distinct sections for Spotlight and Stories, Snap will integrate the two into a single “Watch” stream that will provide recommendations for material based on an algorithm. The “simplified” version of Snapchat will only have three unique areas, including the camera, which will continue to be the first screen that users view when they launch the app. This is in contrast to the present version of Snapchat, which has five distinct sections.
Snap has had a difficult time in the past with large redesigns, and the business has stated that it plans to roll out the new look gradually, with only a limited number of customers receiving the upgrade to begin with.