Discord announces it will shut down its Clyde chatbot in 2023

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2023-11-17 17:01:11

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Discord will disable Clyde, its experimental artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. In support note, the company reported that the chatbot will be closed by the end of the month. Therefore, it will not be possible to activate it in direct messages, group conversations or servers from December 1st.

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Discord announced the closure of Clyde, its experimental chatbot with artificial intelligence, by the end of the month; Started in 2023, Clyde used OpenAI models to interact with users, answering questions and participating in conversations on the platform, with the intention of becoming an important part of Discord; The company did not detail the specific reasons for the sudden closure of Clyde, but there is speculation that it may return as an exclusive feature for paid Nitro subscribers in the future, or that capabilities learned in testing did not justify continuous integration.

Clyde, which began testing in early 2023, used OpenAI models to interact with users, answering questions and participating in conversations on the platform. Although it has undergone limited testing, the initial intention was to make it an important part of Discord.

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A detailed the reason (or reasons) behind Clyde’s sudden closure. According to the The Vergethere is a possibility that the chatbot will return as an exclusive feature for paid Nitro subscribers in the future.

Another alternative raised by the technology site is that Discord may have concluded that the capabilities learned during testing do not justify the continued integration of an AI chatbot into its services.

Discord has been exploring several AI features, including conversation summaries generated by artificial intelligence. This approach allows users to catch up on missed conversations, making it especially useful for servers with members in different time zones.

Additionally, Discord seeks to position itself as a friendly environment for AI developers, offering financial support and resources to encourage the creation of AI applications aimed at its platform.

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