ChatGPT will come to Discord chat

Discord has integrated with AI services like Midjourney, thanks to open APIs that allow anyone to create and share bot services that respond to commands. In fact, Discord claims 'nearly 3 million Discord servers already include AI experiences, from game content creation, AI fiction teams, to AI companies and AI-based learning communities. '.

Discord is currently adding some of its own AI features. First, the built-in 'Clyde' bot (which already has limited responses when you mistype a slash command) will be able to answer questions, suggest playlists and access GIFs. The bot is based on 'OpenAI technology', meaning it will work similarly to ChatGPT, the chatbot developed by OpenAI. Discord is hoping Clyde 'soon becomes a fundamental part of the Discord experience' and will begin rolling out next week.

Discord is also testing an AI-generated conversation summary feature that will try to organize message streams into topics you can quickly catch up on later. It's a cool feature in practice, but there's a chance the AI ​​will misunderstand what people say or misunderstand important details. If you want to know what your friends say while you're away, maybe you should read what they write.

OpenAI technology is also coming to Discord's AutoMod engine. AutoMod has been used to automatically block messages that match certain words or phrases (which can be set by server administrators and moderators) or flag messages for later review. The AI-powered upgrade will alert moderators when server rules are broken. Discord will begin testing the feature 'in a limited number of servers today'.

There are other features on the way, such as a shared whiteboard with AI drawing capabilities and templates for bot developers to build other similar projects. Discord is joining an ever-expanding family of apps and services using OpenAI's APIs to add chatbot features - you can expect many, many more apps to be added to the list in the near future. Next few months.

Micah Soto

Update 11 March 2023