Users can type a text message, create a voice message, voice call, or video call within the Snapchat app to their friends. Once both parties have viewed the message, the message will vanish. The chat settings can also be manually changed within each conversation to be set to disappear after 24 hours instead . Additionally, users can save their chats from disappearing. Photos/videos from the camera roll or gallery of the user’s device can be uploaded and sent within the chat. Group chats often exist between multiple friends. Often, we see negative group chat behaviors occur frequently on Snapchat, due to the ability for the messages to “disappear.” Streaks Seen within the chat log screen, a user’s ‘Snapchat Streak’ is the number of consecutive days that the account owner and a friend have sent at least, but no less than, one snap per day to each other. If they do not snap each other within 24 hours, they lose their streak with their friend . This is a huge deal for our youth – we have seen students avoid field trips or traveling to places where they cannot access their phones in order to keep up these streaks. Connected with snap streaks is when an emoji of an hourglass next to a streak may appear, which means the users will lose their streak soon and if they do not snap each other, indicating the time period is closing in on 24 hours since they last snapped. Below is an example of what streaks look like on both pages of Snapchat. The red box outlines what a streak looks like.
My AI
As the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) increases, we have seen a surge in the development of new AI services, specifically within social media . Most recently, Snapchat rolled out its own AI bot, called My AI. Th e new AI bot is powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT technology but has additional safety enhancements and controls that are unique to Snapchat. 12 What differentiates Snapchat’s AI from services like ChatGPT or Midjourney is a user can customize the bot’s name as well as the way it looks, reducing the perception of interacting with an AI system. With My AI, users can leverage a variety of AI capabilities. To access My AI, users need to access the Chat screen. From th e Chat screen, users will then be able to select My AI and ask the AI bot a variety of questions. Some examples of how My AI can be used include asking for advice, requesting help to plan a trip or find directions, or even asking for simple suggestions such as ‘What should I make for dinner?’ 12 If a user has shared their location with Snapchat, My AI will be able to provide specific information including nearby location recommendations. 12
12 What is My AI on Snapchat and how do I use it?
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