WhatsApp for Android Could Soon Get an AI Character Creation Feature

WhatsApp for Android is engaged on a man-made intelligence (AI) characteristic that may let customers create personalised AI characters throughout the app, as per a declare by a characteristic tracker. The new characteristic is claimed to be much like the AI character creation characteristic accessible on Instagram and Messenger. The characteristic tracker claimed that customers will be capable to describe the persona traits and focus space of the chatbot with a textual content immediate, and the AI can generate a profile image and bio. Additionally, the app can be mentioned to be creating a devoted tab to indicate the AI characters.

WhatsApp for Android Could Introduce AI Characters

As per the characteristic tracker WABetaInfo, the AI character creation characteristic was spotted within the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.25.1.26 replace. Since the characteristic is beneath growth, it’s at the moment not accessible to beta testers. Additionally, the characteristic tracker additionally spotted a separate tab for AI characters within the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.25.1.24 replace. This can be not a visual characteristic at the moment.

WhatsApp’s AI characters characteristic
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Based on screenshots shared by the characteristic tracker, the AI character creation characteristic seems to be much like the one current in different Meta-owned apps. The characteristic doubtless makes use of AI Studio to let customers create new AI characters both from scratch or primarily based on an present template. In the screenshot shared, it seems that customers may kind as much as 1,000 characters to explain their personalised chatbot’s traits and focus space.

At the underside of the display screen, WhatsApp additionally added description strategies to assist customers get inspiration or a place to begin for the outline. While solely the first step (of three) was seen within the screenshot, if the method is much like AI Studio on Instagram or Messenger, the next steps would doubtless embody picture and bio technology and choosing the privateness particulars of the AI chatbot.

The different screenshot highlights that WhatsApp may also present a devoted house for these AI characters by creating a brand new tab. It seems this tab will present all of the chatbots created by the person in addition to all the opposite public AI characters. Notably, it isn’t clear whether or not the AI bots created on WhatsApp may also present up on the opposite Meta apps.