Discord is Introducing AI-powered Chatbot as its New Feature

Highlights

• New AI tools are being introduced by Discord that can summarise lengthy discussions or embellish a user's avatar.
• Discord is releasing AI-powered chatting and chatbot functionality.

Discord, a chat application has announced that it would roll out new AI features that can sum up lengthy chats or embellish a user's image. This is the latest step taken by tech companies to develop generative AI tools.

In response to a prompt, generative AI, a technique that has attracted the interest of the tech sector, can produce images, text, or video.

Companies like OpenAI and industry behemoths like Microsoft and Google have unveiled or announced AI chatbots that can compile data from the web to respond to challenging queries or even create unique works of fiction.

During a press conference, Discord CEO Jason Citron stated, "We're seeing one of the most exciting moments in technology emerging."

Discord new AI tool

Clyde, a bot on Discord that allows groups of users to communicate via text, video, and voice, will now be powered by OpenAI technology, the company announced. According to the company, Discord users can use the AI-powered Clyde to help schedule meetings, answer trivia questions, or recommend playlists.

Utilizing generative image models, a new AI feature will enable users to "remix" the avatars of their friends. To commemorate a person's birthday, the feature could, for instance, put a crown on their head in their profile picture.

An AI tool will be able to summarize the conversation and allow users to quickly jump back to portions of the message thread to catch up on the discussion if they have been away from Discord and missed a stream of messages. According to the company, a limited number of Discord groups will begin using the tool next week.

Additionally, Discord stated that it will experiment with OpenAI technology to enhance a preexisting content moderation tool that aids in the automatic removal of undesirable or harmful messages from a Discord chat. According to the company, the updated tool can recognize the context of the conversation and flag messages for moderators.