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Meta AI is finally coming to the EU, but with limitations
- Meta AI, Meta's virtual assistant, is launching in the EU with limited features compared to the U.S. due to regulatory concerns.
- Meta AI will expand to WhatsApp in the U.K. after previously being available on Facebook, Instagram, and Ray-Ban Meta glasses.
- Initially launched in the U.S. in 2023, Meta AI offers various features including image generation and stylistic selfies.
- Meta AI will now roll out to all EU countries and additional European countries, such as Iceland and Norway.
- Despite training its AI on user data in the U.S., Meta confirmed that the EU version of Meta AI has not been trained on local users' data.
- The launch of Meta AI in EU follows regulatory scrutiny regarding data processing for AI models under GDPR.
- Meta faced concerns from the Irish Data Protection Commission and updated its opt-out process for AI training data.
- The EU launch of Meta AI will focus on 'intelligent chat' in six European languages and will expand to group chats.
- Users can interact with Meta AI by typing '@MetaAI' and asking questions in various Meta apps like WhatsApp and Instagram.
- Meta's goal is to eventually achieve parity with the U.S. in AI features in Europe, but it may face more regulatory challenges.
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