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How Meta AI is taking over your Instagram experience right now

Originally announced at  , the  has made its way to Instagram and has planted itself within the app through . The AI is powered using Meta’s latest large language model,  . For direct messages, the AI has access to real-time information through its search partnership with Bing and offers a tool for image generation.  You can start a conversation with Meta AI just like you would when messaging a friend on Instagram. The chatbot can be found by pressing the search button and searching for it. Since the chatbot is , only some Instagram Users will be able to see this feature. The AI-powered chatbot can answer questions, write poetry, and generate images with a simple text prompt.  Meta AI can also be used in private messages by mentioning the chatbot @Meta AI followed by your prompt. This feature will work if either one user has access to the AI chatbot. Using AI, you can generate stickers from text prompts in private messages. Meta's AI chatbot is also available in the global search bar. The addition of the AI chatbot should give you more control when looking for accounts, Instagram reels, places, tags, and other content. This could improve discoverability and give Instagram a leg up over rivals like TikTok. , so don't worry if you don't see this in your Instagram just yet. That said, Meta didn't disclose any timeline as to when all users will get this feature. Looking ahead, As part of Meta’s goal to introduce new AI experiences across the company’s family of apps. Meta is also introducing an "AI Studio" platform that will allow developers, businesses, and creators to build their own AIs for use across Meta's apps and services. This will further expand the ecosystem of AI-powered experiences available to users. Ask Meta AI assistant is now in test mode for some Instagram users. Source: ,