TikTok just confirmed it is testing an in-app AI chatbot dubbed Tako with select users in markets like the Philippines. Perched on the right navigation bar, Tako lets viewers ask questions about the current clip or prompt it to find new videos like funny pet clips. Powered by a customized third-party model, it points to a future where conversational AI replaces the traditional search bar in video discovery.
TikTok is experimenting with a new tool that generates stylized AI profile pictures directly inside the app. Similar to Lensa, users can upload 3 to 10 photos and pick a few art styles to get custom avatars for their profile or stories. TikTok confirmed the tool is currently in testing across select regions.
TikTok just went wild over a new Bold Glamour filter that looks unnervingly realistic, seamlessly tracking faces even when hands block the camera. Experts suspect mobile generative AI like GANs is running behind the scenes, though TikTok refuses to confirm. Beyond the engineering feat, the indistinguishable edits are reigniting major concerns over body dysmorphia.
TikTok creators are sharing hilarious and exasperating run-ins with McDonald's voice-ordering bots, showing the AI mistaking vanilla ice cream for butter packets and running up a $250 McNugget tab. Fast-food chains have chased automation to ease labor shortages, but the bot's stubborn confusion proves human drive-thru crews aren't getting replaced anytime soon.
