Is Meta encroaching into our space a little too much… or are we just being dramatic?
Because now, Meta AI can literally read and summarize your private WhatsApp chats.
So, if you missed 83 messages in the group chat while you were offline, Meta AI will catch you up with quick, clean bullet points.
Sounds helpful, right? Well, here’s what you need to know:
You access it by tapping the “unread messages” button — but instead of showing you the actual texts, it gives you an AI-generated summary of what went down.
The feature is rolling out in English (U.S. only) for now, but more countries and languages are in the pipeline.
And get this: Meta promises it can’t read your messages, thanks to its so-called Private Processing tech — and don’t worry, other group members can’t see your summary either.
Now, before you start wondering — It’s off by default, and yes, it’s totally optional.
If you’re not feeling it, you can head into Advanced Privacy Settings to block AI features in your group chats.
That said… some folks are still giving it the side-eye.
There are concerns about accuracy, because let’s be real, AI can totally butcher the basics — (Just ask Apple and its buggy message rundowns.)
Users are also low-key annoyed by that Meta AI button chilling in the bottom-right corner of the app that cannot be deleted.
Oh, and don’t forget: Meta’s also testing ads on WhatsApp, which feels like a full-on betrayal if you remember how its founders once swore they’d never go there.
So yeah… is this genuinely useful or just another step too far?
We’ll let you decide.
