With the proliferation of AI-based tools such as ChatGPT and Gemini, Meta is leading the way in Popularize your Artificial Intelligence Flame integrate it into WhatsApp. Its name is Meta AI, it is already deployed in several countries and I finally got to try it on my Android. It has a lot of potential.
Artificial intelligence is set to flood all the apps and services we use on our smartphone. Not only that, but the phone itself will be filled with AI, Galaxy AI was one of the first tools integrated into the software. And since Meta has its own language models, it was clear that Llama would collect on WhatsApp. Its use is currently expanding, I was able to test it.
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WhatsApp lets you chat with AI as if it were a regular contact
First of all, I must say that Meta AI, the name given to artificial intelligence in WhatsApp, is expanding to several Latin American countries, such as Mexico, but has not yet appeared in Europe. The European Union will have a lot to say about it, so it will surely be a while before we see this tool. I was able to activate it on a number in the United States and by performing a few extra tricks: transmitting the system language to the United States and with a VPN connected to that country. Once Meta AI is activated, It works on WhatsApp account without needing any extras.
WhatsApp AI is like another contact, I’ve said it before. In fact, it has a phone number: if you click here you can find out if Meta has already activated it for you. As a contact, you can establish a direct conversation with her and, in addition, summon him in a group. Even with people who don’t have access to the tool (they will be able to read the messages, but not chat with the AI).
What can Meta AI do in a conversation? What chatbots like ChatGPT or Gemini usually do:
- Ask you to solve all the questions. How many kilometers was the Nile when Einstein was born and any other general interest questions. As always with AI, never believe everything it says. Meta-AI is likely to make mistakes.
- Ask for help with creation issues. Creating a text following a specific guideline, summarizing an article, can generate simple code and many other functions related to creativity.
- Meta-AI can generate images. Just type /imagine and Meta AI in WhatsApp will generate images in real time as we type. It is very curious. It is also fun, since it is possible to create memes in real time and without leaving the conversation. It is valid for group chats: apart from the /imagine, you must mention Meta AI with the @.
- You can search on the Internet. With /search Meta AI you can search for anything on the internet without leaving the WhatsApp chat. As in the previous mode, it can be invoked within groups with the @ in front. For homework, use the Bing search engine.
- Meta AI can search for Reels on Instagram. Do you want a video of something specific? Use the /reels command in a conversation with Meta AI (@ is used in groups) to have the AI suggest Reels related to that search.
With Meta AI you can create images in WhatsApp. AI creates while you type
Meta AI acts like a very useful contact, since you can ask it a wide variety of things. The answers are really fast, I find it faster than ChatGPT or Gemini. It is generally efficient, sufficiently expat and very creative. Meta AI is based on Llama 3, initially on Llama 3-70B. WhatsApp will give the possibility to use Llama 3-405B, the most powerful model of Meta, but it will be in the future and under subscription.
Meta AI will be much more than a chatbot on WhatsApp
He came as a contact to talk to, as a close friend to abandon his sorrows and spend time with. But Meta has big plans for his Artificial Intelligence, he has already said so it will end up happening everywhere. Many of them are already in the code.
Playing around with the app, I was able to verify that WhatsApp and Meta AI will allow the profile picture creation simply by giving a text command. In addition, the AI will also be able to generate avatars with a real photo: for this we can use the application to take a selfie from the front and profile; from which it will generate a customizable image. These functions will arrive soon in the application.
WhatsApp will activate its AI gradually and by territory, depending on the accounts. In Europe it will surely take some time to see it, so there will be no choice but to wait. Although, in terms of use and functions, This is not an exaggerated difference compared to ChatGPT or similar.: The advantage is that everything remains in WhatsApp, with the convenience of accessing it from this application and without leaving it. To use it you must have access to the Internet.
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