Meta AI arrives in the Middle East and Africa with support for Arabic

Meta has formally expanded Meta AI to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), opening the AI-enabled chatbot to millions more people. Back in October, Meta announced it was launching Meta AI in six additional markets, including Brazil and the U.K. At the same time, the company teased gradual rollout plans for additional markets around the world, including MENA. Moving forward, Meta AI will be available in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Yemen. In tandem, Meta is also expanding language support to include Arabic. Users can summon a virtual assistant by tagging @meta in a chat on apps like Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger — although availability varies by region — to recommend places to visit nearby, or songs to include in a playlist for a roadtrip. Meta says it plans to go multimodal in terms of the available AI features in the MENA region, and will include tools such as “Imagine Me,” which creates stylistic s ... Read full article.