WhatsApp introduced a new message-composition assistant that uses Meta AI to generate suggested text in tones such as professional, casual, and humorous. Users can enable the assistant in one-on-one or group chats by tapping a pencil icon to receive AI-suggested rewrites tailored to a preferred style. The assistant operates with Private Processing technology so neither Meta nor WhatsApp scans original messages or the AI-generated rewrites. The feature is opt-in and disabled by default, allowing privacy-conscious users to decline participation. The assistant currently launches in English for US users, with additional languages and markets planned later this year.
WhatsApp is no longer a stranger to AI integration. Two months ago, AI Message Summaries became available in the US, so you can easily catch up with your friends on chats. Now, the new feature dubbed Writing Help will make it easier and more imaginative to write messages. Using Meta AI, the feature provides users with suggested text in various tones, including professional, casual, humorous, and more.
As stated by WhatsApp in its latest blog post, this feature is easily accessible. During any one-on-one or group conversation, users can tap the new pencil icon to turn Writing Help on. Then, WhatsApp creates AI-suggested rewrites based on the preferred style. The messaging platform stresses that Writing Help is made using Private Processing technology, which means neither Meta nor WhatsApp scans your original messages, nor the rewrites suggested by AI. In this way, it seeks to allow convenience without undermining privacy.
Privacy and Security at the Center WhatsApp has emphasized that Private Processing has been tested thoroughly in partnership with security community leaders. With the feature being opt-in and disabled by default, people who are privacy-conscious can just leave it alone. This opt-in system provides people with the freedom to choose whether they want to use AI support in their everyday conversations.
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