Meta will make AI bots more prominent in WhatsApp, a feature nobody really requested from the otherwise great chat app.

Meta’s popular messaging app WhatsApp is testing a new design that gives prominent space to a suite of AI chatbots. The design, currently only accessible through the app’s Android beta, adds a dedicated tab for AIs on the app’s homescreen.

WhatsApp plans to introduce AI bots for user conversations, offering a variety of personalities to chat with. These bots could include anime characters, advice specialists, and more, adding an entertaining and educational aspect.

Authors, including Ta-Nehisi Coates and Sarah Silverman, allege Meta's illegal use of copyrighted materials to build AI models.

Meta Platforms used pirated versions of copyrighted books to train its artificial intelligence systems with approval from its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, a group of authors alleged in newly disclosed court papers.

A recent court filing in an ongoing lawsuit against Meta alleges Mark Zuckerberg approved the AI dataset despite internal warnings.