The Meta Ia has arrived on our smartphones: you access WA, FB, IG and MSN, but it is not yet for everyone. Activating it is easy, but deactivating it impossible (for now).
Meta Platforms, Inc., the company thus renamed in 2021 by Mark Zuckerberg, has finally launched his Artificial intelligence also in Europeafter almost a year of waiting due to the complex negotiations with the authorities who regulate the matter. Meta Aithis is the little imaginative name of the chatbot, is now Available on WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and Messenger In 60 new countries including Italy and many states of the European Union.
AccessHowever, It is not yet universal and distribution is gradually taking placegenerating some frustration among users. Not all of them have still seen appear the small circular icon at the bottom right on its WhatsApp screenfor example, or the bar for the insertion of the text above on that of Messenger. In addition, at the moment the assistant is limited exclusively to functions of text chatwithout the possibility of generating images or responding to audio and visual content, as happens in the United States.
How it works. To use the new tool, just look for the dedicated icon and start a conversation: a dialog box will open, allowing you to interact with the chatbot as if it were normal contact. The goal is to offer quick and personalized answers, useful suggestions and information extracted from the web, all without having to change application. The new IA can also be recalled simply looking for his name among the contacts, or by typing @metaai, followed by a specific question or request: Once activated, it will be able to answer questions on various topics, suggest related content or even plan travel itineraries.
The most interesting novelty is access to web information in real timewhich allows you to view posts and Reel based on keywords. The system is designed to be intuitive and immediate, although some users have found small delays in the answers, probably due to the enormous load of data on the servers. Despite the enthusiasm aroused by the announcement, only a few manage to view the icon on their device, while others would not like it.
Because it is not for everyone. The reason for the gradual launch lies in the Privacy related issues and complex European regulations. Last year, the Irish authority for data protection had blocked the issue of the AI due to concerns relating to training based on the content of user, imposing a review of the methods of collection and data management.
Destination therefore changed the system, declaring that The IA is not trained on European citizens’ data And that private conversations remain end-to-end encryption.
Despite these guarantees, many people still fear that the presence of destination ai on their device can compromise its confidentiality, especially because The icon appears automatically without the subject being able to choose whether to activate it or not. Meta then adopted a cautious and limited approach, starting a constant dialogue with regulatory entities to ensure compliance with the regulations and reassure the most skeptical.
It is impossible to disable it. The perplexities, however, remain, so much so that one of the search trends in these days on the engines is: “How do you deactivate destination on whatsapp?“Unfortunately, at the moment there is no answer to this question. Even asking directly from the chatbot, you get vague information that refer to non -existent settings within the” Settings> Chat “path.
For the moment, therefore, The only solution is to ignore the icon And do not interact with the contact of Meta Ai, avoiding to mention it in conversations. The simple presence of the symbol, in fact, does not imply that the assistant listen to or monitors chats. Meta guaranteed that The IA will not activate independently And that it will not respond, unless it is explicitly called into question with the “@metaai” command. In other words, the simple appearance of contact in the chat list does not involve any risk for privacy, unless the user decides to use it voluntarily.
