How to Use Meta AI on WhatsApp and Instagram

If you use any of Meta’s apps – Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp – then you’ll be pleased to hear that Meta has started to gradually roll out Meta AI, its own generative AI, to all users worldwide. Meta AI is currently available to a small group of users in some regions and users who have received the feature will be able to interact with Meta AI on all Meta platforms. Meta AI is based on the latest major language model, Llama 3, and is available for free on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

With the new Meta AI, users can ask the AI for recommendations and prompts directly from the app without having to leave it. In this guide, we’ll show you how to use Meta AI on WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram and deploy one of the most powerful generative AIs directly in the app.

What is Meta AI?

A recent update has brought AI-powered generative and conversation assistants to Meta’s platforms. Meta has partnered with Google and Microsoft to provide results from both companies’s search results. Meaning you get answers based on Google and Bing results. Meta AI has been integrated into the search boxes of Facebook, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram. Users can quickly ask questions, which the tool will answer immediately.

You can ask it to create an itinerary for a getaway with your friends; it can suggest the best places that you can go out with your loved ones; you can ask Meta AI to help you solve a math problem; and so on. Apart from being accessible via the search box on WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram, Meta AI is also available to use via its dedicated website, Meta.ai.

Meta has also announced that the AI assistant’s image generation feature will also be available in beta for WhatsApp and the MetaAI website. Using Meta AI, users will be able to animate the images and share them as GIFs. Meta AI is available in English in countries including the U.S., India, Australia, Canada, Ghana, Jamaica, Malawi, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

How to use Meta AI in WhatsApp

If you are among the few that have the Meta AI option available for you, then you can follow the below steps and summon Meta AI to perform any task for you.

Use Meta AI in WhatsApp chats

1. Launch the WhatsApp app.
2. Click on the Meta AI rainbow logo.

   

3. Agree to the terms and conditions.
4. Now you are all set to start asking questions to Meta AI.

Some users have notably received the Meta AI rainbow ring that sits above the new chat icon on Android and iOS, it is located at the top, which you can tap and use to start conversing with Meta AI.

Use Meta AI in WhatsApp groups

1. Update the app to the latest available version.
2. Open a WhatsApp group chat.
3. Type @metaai in the message field and select Meta AI from the list that pops up. If you don’t see the option, then you don’t have Meta AI, unfortunately.
4. Now fire away your prompts to Meta AI and hit send and Meta AI will show responses in the chat.

Do note that Meta AI responds to questions or prompts that directly mention @MetaAI. Moreover, Meta AI can currently converse in English, but Meta is speculated to expand the feature in more languages as the feature matures.

How to use Meta AI in Instagram

You can use Meta AI on Instagram for various purposes, such as image generation, sticker creation, image editing, chatbot, personalized recommendations for content, hashtags, and more. Here are the steps to using Meta AI on Instagram:

1. Ensure that you have installed the latest version of the Instagram app on your phone.
2. Launch Instagram and head over to the DM section.
3. You will see the Meta AI option available to you in the search bar. Simply tap on it to begin your conversation with Meta AI.

To view all the available options that you can use with Meta AI, you need to type /ai-options. You can also trigger Meta AI during an ongoing conversation by tapping the message field at the bottom and then typing @ and choosing Meta AI. Your query and its answer will be sent to the chat.

How to generate images with Meta AI on WhatsApp and Instagram

Apart from asking questions, searching the web, getting recommendations, and engaging in regular conversation, you can also generate AI images with Meta AI on WhatsApp and Instagram. In my opinion, image generation would be the most sought-after task that people would engage Meta AI in. Notably, images are generated in 1024×1024 pixel resolution and have a watermark.

Here are the steps to do it:

1. On WhatsApp

1. Open WhatsApp.
2. Tap on the Meta AI rainbow icon above the new chat button.
3. Type @/imagine followed by your prompt and the bot will create an image for you.

2. On Instagram

1. Launch Instagram.
2. Go to your DM and open any follower’s DM window.
3. Type @/imagine along with your prompt and let the AI create some cool images for you.

Final thoughts

When you use the Meta.ai website to interact with Meta AI, you may be asked to log in with your Facebook account to continue. However, that is not a necessity, and you can ignore it and continue using it without logging in, at the moment. Be ready to be irked, as the prompt to log in using Facebook will appear again the next time you start a new conversation. Meta’s integration of AI into its platforms is a bit different, as it is available to everyone. Let us know your thoughts about Meta AI and also let us know if the feature is available for you or not.

FAQs about Meta AI on WhatsApp and Instagram