Meta has shared a new blog post about what’s new across its AI experiences, and with it comes the reveal that it’s working on as many as 20 new generative AI features that Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp users will apparently be able to tap into in the future.
Most of these can be found in Meta AI, the advanced conversational assistant that Meta launched in September, now upgraded with at least one feature that allows people to use AI to riff on images:
…we’re excited to add a new feature to Meta AI on Messenger and Instagram called reimagine. Here’s how it works in group chat: Meta AI generates and shares the initial image you requested, then your friend can press and hold on the picture to riff on it with a simple text prompt and Meta AI will generate an entirely new image. Now you can kick images back and forth, having a laugh as you try to one-up each other with increasingly wild ideas.
Another addition comes by way of Reels, one of Facebook’s video features, which now taps into AI to show users relevant videos:
…we’re starting to roll out Reels in Meta AI chats, too. Say you’re planning a trip to Tokyo with friends in your group chat, you can ask Meta AI to recommend the best places to visit and share Reels of the top sites to help you decide which attractions are must-sees.
Furthermore, Meta has announced that imagine, its text-to-image generation tool, is now available outside of chats and can be accessed on the web, allowing more users to generate images using text prompts:
Today, we’re expanding access to imagine outside of chats, making it available in the US to start at imagine.meta.com. This standalone experience for creative hobbyists lets you create images with technology from Emu, our image foundation model. While our messaging experience is designed for more playful, back-and-forth interactions, you can now create free images on the web, too.
Here’s what the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 9000 Super Ti will look like, according to Meta’s imagine:
“We’re still just scratching the surface of what AI can do,” Meta said. “Stay tuned for more updates in the new year.”