Meta is reportedly planning to announce a new voice mode feature for the native Meta AI chatbot. The feature is believed to work similarly to the voice mode on OpenAI’s ChatGPIT chatbot and allows users to have a two-way conversation with the AI. However, the social media giant is said to have partnered with various celebrities and public figures to include their voices in the Meta AI feature. The company has reportedly secured deals with John Cena, Kirsten Bell and other celebrities.
Reuters reports that the social media giant has partnered with several celebrities to bring their voices to meta AI. Citing unnamed people familiar with Meta’s plans, the report says a total of five celebrities are involved, including John Cena, Kristen Bell, Judi Dench, Awkwafina and Keagan-Michael Key.
When users talk to Meta AI, they will hear voice responses of celebrities they choose. Apart from this, it is being said that the social media platform is also adding many general voice options for the users. This feature will reportedly be introduced as a new feature coming to Meta AI on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
Meta is reportedly planning to announce this two-way conversation feature during its annual Connect conference starting on Wednesday. These voices are said to be available first in the US and other English-speaking markets later this week. The social media giant is expected to release it in other regions later this year. It is not known whether this feature will come to India or not.
Separately, WhatsApp feature tracker WABetaInfo also reported that the app was planning to add a Meta AI voice mode feature. The AI chatbot in the instant messaging app will reportedly get three voices with UK accents, two voices with US accents and five voices of public figures. It is said that normal voices vary in gender, pitch and regional accent.
Notably, OpenAI unveiled upgrades to its voice modes during its Spring Update event, where the company claimed that an enhanced voice mode will be released with emotional voices and the ability to react to what the user says. On the other hand, Google has released the Gemini Live feature which provides similar capabilities.
