WhatsApp is starting to add artificial intelligence to its app. And it should change the way you use messaging! Here’s everything you can do with it.
Would you like to use some artificial intelligence again? The popular instant messenger WhatsApp will also get its dose of AI, as is currently the fashion. Meta, the parent company, had clearly announced that it was going to integrate several tools of this type into the application, such as the generation of personalized images and stickers. But the next function promises to be revolutionary and risks revolutionizing your use of WhatsApp in the future, by making it much more than a simple instant messenger, since the latter will simply welcome Meta AI, a chatbot powered by AI , with whom you will be able to chat.
A true personal assistant, this conversational robot will allow you to ask questions at any time on all kinds of subjects. Capable of accessing information on the Internet in real time with Bing, Microsoft’s search engine, Meta AI will be able to give you a cooking recipe as well as recommend a tailor-made hiking route.
There are several ways to access WhatsApp AI. It is first accessible in group discussions. Simply enter “@MetaAI” in the message field and ask the chatbot a question. You can also “call” them by typing their name in the search bar, or initiate a conversation by tapping the icon Meta AI located in the lower right corner of the screen. In fact, it depends on the country, because the company is currently carrying out several tests in order tovalue user engagement and preferences regarding Meta AI accessibility. Note that the chatbot can only read and respond to questions that mention @Meta AI: she is therefore unable to read other messages. As always, your personal messages and calls remain end-to-end encrypted, so even WhatsApp or Meta can’t see or listen to them, including with AI integration.
Currently, Meta AI only supports English. After a first phase of testing limited to the United States, Meta is now starting another series in different countries. These tests are available to people who install the latest updates for WhatsApp for iOS from the App Store and WhatsApp for Android from the Google Play Store. It is possible that more users will have access to it in the coming months. So a little patience!