WhatsApp users 'refuse' to use app after new Meta AI tool can't be removed
- WhatsApp recently introduced a new non-removable Meta AI chatbot feature to UK users.
- The feature's inability to be removed causes frustration and user backlash, despite Meta calling it optional.
- The AI functions as a chatbot accessible via a button or search bar, designed to answer questions for users.
- WhatsApp states the feature is "entirely optional," while critics argue Meta "exploits its existing market."
- User discontent has prompted some to consider switching to alternative messaging services like Signal.
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WhatsApp's ridiculous new button IS an 'abomination' and I'm ready to delete it
WHATSAPP’S obsession with useless changes continues – and this time it’s really got people’s backs up. “Abomination,” is one word I saw to describe things on Reddit and I couldn’t agree more. GettyPlease, no more useless new features…[/caption] Jamie Harris / The SunMeta says the feature is optional[/caption] This isn’t my first rant about WhatsApp. Last year, I complained about a feature that exposes how many people are currently online in a gr…
Meta says the WhatsApp AI is “optional”, but cannot be removed
The Meta AI logo, a blue and pink circle, has been installed on the WhatsApp of millions of users for a month. Located in the lower right corner of the mobile screen, pressing the button opens a conversation with the artificial intelligence tool (IA). The way to remove it from there is unknown so far: at most, you can eliminate the conversation with the AI, just as you can do with those of other contacts. Despite this, a WhatsApp spokesperson, a…
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