WhatsApp is testing two new AI features designed to summarize past messages and enhance message composition.
WhatsApp has taken another significant step towards improving user experience. The company has begun testing two new AI features aimed at making chatting smarter, more efficient, and user-friendly. These features are currently available in a limited capacity to Android beta users. Let's explore these new AI tools, their functionality, and the benefits they offer users.
Summarize with Meta AI: Effortlessly Catch Up on Missed Messages
If you're someone who receives hundreds of messages daily and struggles to keep up, WhatsApp's new AI feature could be a game-changer. This feature is called 'Summarize with Meta AI'.
When opening a group or chat with numerous unread messages, instead of 'X unread messages', a new button will appear: 'Summarize with Meta AI'. Tapping this button will generate a concise summary from WhatsApp's AI, allowing you to quickly understand the conversation's gist without reading every message.
Focus on Data Security:
A key aspect of this feature is its privacy-centric processing. Meta states that this feature operates on a 'Private Processing' model, which includes:
- User data is processed in the cloud.
- No messages are permanently stored.
- The entire summary is deleted after processing.
- Chats are not linked to any other system.
Furthermore, if advanced privacy settings are activated in a chat, this feature will not function. This ensures end-to-end encryption remains fully secure.
Writing Help: Choose a Professional or Friendly Tone, AI Crafts Your Message
WhatsApp's second AI feature is 'Writing Help', designed to make your chats smarter, clearer, and appropriately professional or friendly in tone.
This feature allows you to refine your messages before sending. For instance, if you need a formal response, Writing Help will adjust your text accordingly. Conversely, it will offer suggestions for a friendly or polite tone as needed.
How it Works:
- When composing a message, a 'Writing Help' option will appear.
- Tapping this allows you to select a tone (Professional, Friendly, Polite, etc.).
- The AI will then edit and improve your message based on your selection.
This feature also utilizes 'Private Cloud Processing', and Meta claims user data privacy remains fully protected.
Availability and Target Audience:
These features are currently being tested with Android Beta users.
- No release date has been announced for iOS users.
- The languages supported by these features are yet to be specified.
AI is Reshaping WhatsApp's Future
WhatsApp has previously worked on features such as the Meta AI chatbot and AI Image Generator.
These new summarization and Writing Help features confirm WhatsApp's commitment to making chatting not only faster but also more intelligent in terms of reading comprehension and response generation.
