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While TikTok has not publicly disclosed all technical details, insights from Watchful Technologies reveal that Taco utilizes an AI model built by a third-party provider—not TikTok’s own in-house AI technology. Using screenshots from the testing interface, it appears Taco is designed to understand natural language and generate relevant video recommendations based on user input. The chatbot responds with both text replies and video suggestions, making the content discovery process quicker and more interactive.