- Meta has released AI stickers for WhatsApp in select regions.
- WhatsApp’s AI stickers currently function with English language descriptions.
- WhatsApp also allows users to report any AI sticker they consider inappropriate.
In a bid to enhance user experience, Meta recently introduced new AI features to strengthen online connections with tools for creativity, expression, and productivity, which also includes customisable AI stickers for WhatsApp. Now, after being in beta testing, the tech giant has released AI stickers for WhatsApp in select regions.
AI strikers on WhatsApp details
In a blogpost, the company mentioned that the AI sticker feature would empower WhatsApp users to enrich their chat experience. They explained that by leveraging technology from Llama 2 and their foundational image generation model, Emu, their AI tool can quickly transform user text prompts into multiple distinct, high-quality stickers.
WhatsApp’s AI stickers currently function exclusively with English language descriptions. Therefore, to make AI stickers, users need to provide descriptions in English. This new feature is also available for Messenger, Instagram, and Facebook Stories.
Steps to create AI strikers on WhatsApp
- Launch WhatsApp on your phone
- Start a chat on WhatsApp
- Click on the “More” icon (usually represented as >)
- Choose “Create.” If it asks, click “Continue.”
- Type a description for the sticker you’re creating.
- You’ll get up to four stickers generated.
- If necessary, you can modify your description and try again.
- Tap a sticker to send it.
WhatsApp allows users to report any AI sticker they consider inappropriate. To report an AI sticker that has been automatically generated in response to a text prompt and may not be accurate or suitable, users can press and hold the sticker they wish to report, then tap the “>” icon and choose “Report,” followed by “Report.”
On the other hand, it’s been reported that Meta’s Emu AI algorithm enables users to create objectionable content related to weapons and nudity while only restricting specific explicit words.
Curtin University professor Tama Leaver, who specialises in internet studies, shared his experiments with Emu’s sticker generation on X (formerly Twitter).
He discovered that, for instance, the AI would prevent the use of a phrase like “child with gun” and show a warning message stating that the input doesn’t comply with Meta’s Community Guidelines. However, Emu is capable of producing stickers in response to a specific, less common prompt like “child with grenade.”
