Meta Launches AI Assistant on Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp

<p>Meta&comma; parent of Facebook&comma; is launching Meta AI built with Llama 3&comma; already on your phone&comma; in your pocket for free&period; And it’s starting to go global with more features&period; You can use Meta AI on Facebook&comma; Instagram&comma; WhatsApp and Messenger to get things done&comma; learn&comma; create and connect with the things that matter to you&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Meta AI is rolling out in English in more than a dozen countries outside of the US&period; Now&comma; people will have access to Meta AI in Australia&comma; Canada&comma; Ghana&comma; Jamaica&comma; Malawi&comma; New Zealand&comma; Nigeria&comma; Pakistan&comma; Singapore&comma; South Africa&comma; Uganda&comma; Zambia and Zimbabwe&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Planning a night out with friends&quest; Ask Meta AI to recommend a restaurant with sunset views and vegan options&period; Organizing a weekend getaway&quest; Ask Meta AI to find concerts for Saturday night&period; Cramming for a test&quest; Ask Meta AI to explain how hereditary traits work&period; Moving into your first apartment&quest; Ask Meta AI to &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;imagine” the aesthetic you’re going for and it will generate some inspiration photos for your furniture shopping&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You can also access Meta AI on the web at a <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;meta&period;ai">new site<&sol;a> now online&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Meta AI is also available in search across Facebook&comma; Instagram&comma; WhatsApp and Messenger&period; You can access real-time information from across the web without having to bounce between apps&period; Let’s say you’re planning a ski trip in your Messenger group chat&period; Using search in Messenger you can ask Meta AI to find flights to Colorado from New York and figure out the least crowded weekends to go – all without leaving the Messenger app&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You can also access Meta AI when you’re scrolling through your Facebook Feed&period; Come across a post you’re interested in&quest; You can ask Meta AI for more info right from the post&period; So if you see a photo of the northern lights in Iceland&comma; you can ask Meta AI what time of year is best to check out the aurora borealis&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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