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Friday, Jan 30, 2026
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WhatsApp Introduces Personalized AI Avatars
WhatsApp is developing a feature to create personalized AI avatars using user-provided images and Meta's AI Llama model. Found in WhatsApp Beta for Android, users can generate avatars placed in virtual settings like forests or outer space. This optional feature with privacy controls has no specific launch timeline yet.
WhatsApp is developing a feature enabling users to create personalized AI avatars.
This feature, found in the WhatsApp Beta for Android version 2.24.14.7 and reported by The Verge, uses user-provided images, text prompts, and Meta's AI Llama model to generate custom avatars.
Users submit photographs, type commands in Meta AI chat, and generate avatars placed in various virtual settings, like forests or outer space.
The feature is optional, ensuring privacy with manual settings for enabling and reference image deletion.
No specific launch timeline is set as WhatsApp rolls out AI chatbot and image capabilities, especially in the US.
Meta aims for cautious adoption to ensure functionality and security.
This feature, found in the WhatsApp Beta for Android version 2.24.14.7 and reported by The Verge, uses user-provided images, text prompts, and Meta's AI Llama model to generate custom avatars.
Users submit photographs, type commands in Meta AI chat, and generate avatars placed in various virtual settings, like forests or outer space.
The feature is optional, ensuring privacy with manual settings for enabling and reference image deletion.
No specific launch timeline is set as WhatsApp rolls out AI chatbot and image capabilities, especially in the US.
Meta aims for cautious adoption to ensure functionality and security.
