AI floods almost every aspect of our smartphone: from the operating system to the app you use to text your contacts. WhatsApp particularly highlights this: the Meta app has integrated Llama templates into the app. Europe is not there yet, even if it is only a matter of time: we tell you what you can do with Meta AIhow it is activated and what you can do to remove it from your mobile. As far as possible.
We all have that know-it-all friend who we can ask for anything. This friend is the perfect Trivial companion, the one who gives the best advice and the ideal person to ask, from drawing to poem. Don't you have a friend like that? Well, that's what Meta's AI is for, a contact with the superpowers who comes to you for all your questions on WhatsApp. Or when you're looking for a conversation, there's no one else like you.
What is MetaAI?
As the name suggests, Meta AI is Meta's artificial intelligence. Integrated with WhatsApp, says AI is configured as contact which you can not only talk to directly, you can also add Meta AI to your groups. But with one limitation: only you can talk to it, the AI will not respond to any other interaction. Unless others also have Meta AI on their WhatsApp (which, in turn, will only respond to them).
Imagine a ChatGPT, but in a contact form and within WhatsApp. It's meta-AI
Like chatbots like Gemini or ChatGPT, Meta AI initiates a conversation as if it were a human.
It can adapt to the tone you ask it, it answers any question, solves math problems, draws and can even make cartoons from your photo. And, as is the case with the rest of the AIs, often makes mistakes: You should always consult more sources before considering anything Meta AI tells you.
Artificial Intelligence appears as a contact in your WhatsApp calendar, you will see a small blue circle appear on the conversations screen and a message will also appear since you have it active: this is when you will be able to to use. At present, there is no way to force it to appear: If your account is eligible, Meta AI will be present. Although there is a way to try it in advance.
Yes, there is a way to try Meta AI even if you live in Europe
AI is not available in Europe, do not look for it in your WhatsApp account. Do you still want to try it? This is the best method, the one I used.
- You need a US phone number (or any other country where Meta AI is active). To achieve this, I used the VSim application: it is perfect for authorizing services in another country.
- Install VSim on your Android and request a US number for WhatsApp. It's not free: you'll have to pay for it within the application (it cost me 3.39 dollars).
- Request your US number and, when active, create a new WhatsApp account.
- Once the US account is active, make sure that you register your email address with: you can therefore continue to use it while taking advantage of the password being sent to your mailbox. VSim only leaves you a confirmation SMS with the number.
- Meta AI will surely appear as soon as you access the new WhatsApp account. If not, close the app and reopen it with a VPN connected to the United States.
Do not use the secondary number for anything other than testing Meta AI. If someone else uses it for registration, they could see your data
With the previous method you will have access to Meta AI, but only with the American number. Since you can lose it if someone else uses it for their confirmations, Make sure the email is saved in case you need to retrieve it. Additionally, I do not recommend using this account for personal or professional purposes: any information contained in conversations could end up in other hands.
Is there a way to remove Meta AI from WhatsApp?
Meta AI can create any image with your face
I'm sorry to say it, but no: once WhatsApp activates its artificial intelligence this one stays forever. The blue Meta AI circle will appear above the “+” in chats. And your phone number will be saved in the directory.
You don't have to use Meta AI if you don't want to, its use is optional. But it won't disappear from your WhatsApp
As of writing this article, I have not found a way to remove Meta AI from a WhatsApp account where it is already active. The only way to remove it from the app is to not use it; although WhatsApp will surely include a switch later, at least in Europe: there should be the option to deactivate the AI.
WhatsApp AI is very useful because it allows you to solve any question, create images and even compose text without leaving the messaging application. It's really good, very fast, quite reliable (remember, it has bugs), the advanced voice assistant is currently being tested and, not insignificantly, it's completely free. After comparing it to bots like ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity, Meta AI is not badly placed. It's worth trying it.
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