social network platform tik tak announced that it is in the early stages of building a chatbot called “Taco” that can communicate with users via short videos and help them find content. The company is already running tests with selected users in the Philippines.

Microsoft-backed OpenAI launched the ChatGPT chatbot last year, offering the most “natural” interaction to date, sparking a race to develop AI-based features. artificial intelligence(AI).

In April, US media reported that TikTok was experimenting with a creative AI tool that would allow users to create avatars. Chinese parent company ByteDance is working on a major AI model, Chinese media reports, but does not currently offer AI chatbot features in TikTok’s Chinese counterpart, Douyin.

Last month, TikTok reportedly filed a trademark application for “TikTok Tako” with the US Patent and Trademark Office in categories including “computer software for the artificial reproduction of human speech and text.”

Unlike ChatGPT, which is positioned as a general-purpose chatbot, Tako is more like a navigational assistant focused on encouraging users to watch more videos.

TikTok has released a disclaimer stating that Tako is an experimental chatbot and answers may not be accurate. He stated that he would monitor conversations with Taco for security reasons and warned users not to share personal information with him.

According to Reuters