Meta Launches AI Chatbot in the UK, Brazil, and 21 More Countries
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Meta has taken another major step in its AI journey, announcing that its AI assistant, Meta AI, is now expanding to 21 new countries. The rollout begins in the UK and Brazil, along with several countries in Latin America and Asia, bringing the chatbot to more users around the globe.
The company is excited to offer language support for Arabic, Indonesian, Thai, and Vietnamese, making communication easier for more people. This expansion is Meta’s latest move to stay competitive with other AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
On October 9, Meta AI officially launched in countries such as Brazil, Bolivia, Guatemala, Paraguay, the Philippines, and the UK, with the addition of Tagalog for the Filipino market. Users can interact with Meta AI through familiar platforms like Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger by tapping the Meta AI icon or typing "@Meta AI" in a group chat. It’s also available online at meta.ai.
But that’s not all—Meta AI is also arriving on Ray-Ban Meta glasses in the UK and Australia. For now, users in the UK will only have access to voice commands, but full capabilities are expected later, though no specific timeline has been shared.
Last month, Mark Zuckerberg revealed at a company event, while sporting Ray-Bans himself, that Meta AI would soon respond to voice commands, even featuring celebrity voices like Judi Dench, John Cena, and Keegan-Michael Key. However, these new voices will be released gradually.
Over the next few weeks, Meta AI will launch in more countries, including Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, the UAE, Vietnam, and Yemen. While no exact dates were provided, Meta confirmed that language support for Arabic, Indonesian, Thai, and Vietnamese will follow soon.
Overcoming Challenges and Growing Ambitions
While Meta’s AI services are still unavailable in the EU due to uncertain regulations, the company has pushed forward in other markets. Regulatory hurdles delayed the UK launch, but now that it’s here, Meta is aiming high. With nearly 500 million monthly users already, Meta AI is on track to reach even more people worldwide.
By the end of 2024, Meta plans to have its AI assistant operating in 43 countries and in a dozen languages, with the goal of becoming the most widely used AI assistant in the world.
In a related announcement, Meta confirmed that it will soon resume training its AI models using public content from Facebook and Instagram in the UK. Unlike social media posts, interactions with Meta AI products cannot be blocked from being used to improve the Llama model. In Australia, Facebook has admitted that it uses the public data of all adult users to train its AI, and there is no opt-out option for users.
This expansion marks Meta's strong commitment to becoming a leader in the AI space, despite the challenges. Users around the world will soon experience the convenience of interacting with an AI that speaks their language and understands their needs, making technology feel even more personal.
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