Meta launches AI Assistant on WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Messenger

New free generative artificial intelligence assistant, Meta AI is launching on WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, and MessengerAs major technology companies announced today (18). The tool is able to answer questions, suggest tours, create images with text descriptions, and much more.

The chatbot is built based on Meta Llama 3, the latest language model of the company led by Mark Zuckerberg, and serves as “The smartest AI assistant you can use for free”According to the executive authority in a statement.

Meta's new chatbot works across many of the company's products.source: Purpose/Disclosure

This built-in feature can be used in the platforms' search box Plan a group trip in a Messenger conversationFor example, as the tech giant explained. In this case, it searches for the cheapest flights and quietest weekends, and displays the information without leaving the app.

Meta AI is also available in your Facebook feed, which helps clarify doubts about something appearing in a post that has actually been done Web versionCan be accessed from any browser. The tool can too Solve math problems and write a business emailamong other things, allowing you to save interactions for future reference.

Generate images and GIF files

Generating images from text prompts is another task handled by Meta's new AI assistant. According to the company, Images are created using the visualization feature Quickly, thanks to Llama 3, which first arrived on WhatsApp and the chatbot site in beta mode.

Images have also become clearer and with better resolution, while the tool still has the ability to create animations. Convert images to GIFs. These and other features will be made available for free on major technology platforms, as well as on Ray-Ban Meta and Meta Quest smart glasses.

ChatGPT and Gemini's competitor can also be accessed via browser.source: Purpose/Disclosure

The free Meta AI is launching first in English for users in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Nigeria, South Africa, and Pakistan, among other countries. There is no information yet about when the smart assistant will arrive in Brazil.