Home

You Can Now Create and Befriend Obnoxious AI Personas on Instagram

Meta announced it’s starting to roll out a new feature in the US called AI Studio, allowing users to create their own personal AIs on Instagram.

It added that this feature could be used in two ways: as a personal assistant that can tell you jokes, give you advice, etc., or as an extension of yourself to answer frequently asked questions, for example. The latter is more appropriate for Instagram creators.

You don’t necessarily have to create an AI to use the feature; you can also browse AIs on the app to chat with. I quickly tested the feature out and browsed Instagram for an AI to befriend, and it gave me “Gay Bestie” by user Sluttypuffin as my first recommendation, ripe with all the stereotypes you can imagine. The excessively overdone persona was looking forward to “Spilling the tea, one sip at a time,” which I met with a rather aggressive eye-roll on my part.

If you want your own AI on AI Studio, you can pick from several prompt templates that Instagram offers or start one from scratch. Head to AI Studio or start a new DM on Instagram and click “Create an AI chat.” Meta also has an entire handbook with a step-by-step AI creation guide. It includes expert tips and best practices on navigating AI Studio.

Once you’ve created an AI for yourself, you can use it for your personal use (asking it for advice, memes, Instagram caption suggestions, recipes, and so on) and also share it on Messenger or WhatsApp to show it off to your friends.

I asked my Gay Bestie AI for advice on what to wear, and it gave me a painfully chatbot-y, basic reply that read, “You better come correct! How about a sleek black jumpsuit with some statement accessories? Or, if you want to go bold, rock that red dress you’ve been dying to wear. Either way, own it!” I don’t understand how this response differs from what ChatGPT, Copilot, or any AI chatbot would’ve given me.

Influencers are usually asked the same question hundreds of times. I like that they can use AI Studio to create a personal assistant to answer commonly asked queries or even complete quick chores such as linking to a certain brand in their reels. It’s nice that the AI responses will be labeled as such so that the audience isn’t deceived.

Aiai personasArtificial intelligenceInstagram

You May Also Like

Zuckerberg’s Vision of the Future: A Poorly Rendered AI Shrimp In Every Social Feed

You have to imagine the future as a dead-eyed puppet imitating your favorite content creator and spamming your feed, forever.

Trump Supporters Say Big Tech Is Censoring News About Their Big Boy President

Trump folks still give AI way too much credit as a reliable tool.

Elon Musk Posts AI-Generated Propaganda in Push to Get Trump Elected

California Gov. Gavin Newsom called for a ban on all AI-generated voices after seeing the video.

Google Pixel 9 Reportedly Getting a Few New Gemini AI Features

Leaks reveal a number of AI-powered features including call transcription and better Google Home integration.

OpenAI Hopes to Take on Google With SearchGPT

The ChatGPT-like search engine ‘prototype’ will provide small natural language summaries in addition to webpage links.

Senate Unanimously Passes Anti-Deepfake Porn Bill

The bipartisan anti-deepfake porn bill passed unanimously in the Senate, marking the U.S. government's first AI legislation.

We may earn a commission when you buy through links on our sites.©2024 GIZMODO USA LLC. All rights reserved.

Mode

Follow us

Mode

Follow us

Source: Gizmodo

Previous

Next