New WhatsApp Feature for AI-Powered Message Editing

Tap the pen icon to take advantage of the new feature            

Tap the pen icon to take advantage of the new WhatsApp feature for AI-powered message editing

Meta-owned WhatsApp announced last Wednesday the launch of a new AI-powered feature that allows users to rephrase, proofread, or adjust the tone of their messages.

This new feature, called "Writing Assist," uses Meta's proprietary processing technology to allow users to receive AI-generated responses without having to read or rephrase the original message from Meta or WhatsApp. With Writing Assist, users can receive AI-generated suggestions to rewrite their messages in a professional, funny, supportive, or rephrased way. WhatsApp demonstrated this feature in a product image showing the original message to the user: "Please don't leave your dirty socks on the couch."

The AI ​​then offers "funny" rewrites, such as: "Please don't make the couch a sock graveyard," "Breaking news: Socks found scattered on the couch. Please move them," and "Hey, sock guy, the laundry basket's this way!" With this launch, WhatsApp likely hopes people will use its in-app technology to write messages, rather than external tools like ChatGPT.

Of course, not everyone will like this new feature, as users likely prefer personal, honest conversations with friends and family to AI-generated messages. WhatsApp announces that users can access the new feature by tapping the new pen icon that appears when writing a message in the app.