Meta Platforms announced that its AI chatbot, Meta AI, will launch in 21 additional markets as it aims to rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Tech companies are working to draw users to their AI chatbots by adding new features and enhancing accessibility with support for various languages.
The company also indicated plans for a gradual expansion into additional countries, including those in the Middle East. Following this rollout, Meta AI is expected to be accessible in 43 countries and support over a dozen languages.
Meta AI, which boasts nearly 500 million monthly active users, is set to launch in the UK, Brazil, and various countries across Latin America and Asia starting Wednesday, according to the social media giant.
The upcoming rollout will cover regions including Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, and Yemen. By the conclusion of this release cycle, Meta AI will also begin to support Arabic, Indonesian, Thai, and Vietnamese languages.
The latest expansion will not include the new character voices for the AI chatbot that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed at the recent Connect conference. These updates will be released on a different schedule, according to the company. Additionally, Meta AI will be accessible on Ray-Ban Meta glasses in the UK and Australia, as announced by Meta.