Discord's new AI features aren't going down well
Discord has long been a popular chat platform for players, but many are less than enthused by its new AI-powered features.
Yesterday, in a post on its official website (opens in new tab), Discord unveiled plans to introduce various AI tools to enhance the user experience. Among them is AI functionally for Discord's bot Clyde. Users might be used to Clyde occasionally reaching out with things like error information, but he'll be much more chatty from next week. The AI-powered bot will be on hand to answer your questions as well as "supercharge your conversation with friends".
On top of that, Discord is adding AutoMod AI, which alerts moderators to possible breaches of server rules. Also on the way are AI-generated conversation summaries designed to let users quickly catch up on their favourite topics on the Discord server. The company also plans to launch the Discord AI Incubator to help fund other developers' AI projects on Discord. "We're excited about the opportunities for AI to enhance so many facets of human experience," the company says.
Yet, judging by the reaction to the announcement on social media, many users don't share that excitement and see Discord's new AI functionality as unappealing, unnecessary, and intrusive. One user on Twitter compared the company's approach to that of Skype's, saying that the once hugely popular chat platform "bloated itself with garbage to the point that everyone hated it, and left to go hang out with their friend Discord."
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