Meta's New Celebrity AI Chatbots Feel Uncanny and Awkward
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Meta has created AI chatbot characters called "AI Personas" that use celebrity likenesses like Kendall Jenner and Snoop Dogg.
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The AI Personas are not actually the celebrities, but characters played by the celebrities to make the chatbots more engaging.
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Conversations with the AI Personas feel awkward and unsettling in an attempt to humanize them and keep people logged in longer.
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There are 28 Meta AI Personas available on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, with 15 played by celebrities.
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To try the AI Personas, open a chat in Instagram, Facebook, or WhatsApp and select the "AI Chat" option.
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