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Meta launches AI-powered Waddle World virtual pet app
Meta has launched Waddle World, an AI-powered virtual pet app. In the Tamagotchi-style app, users choose a pixel pet, raise it, feed it and play with it. The company has made the app available for iOS and Android in the Philippines. The app is free and designed only for users over 18.
Although Waddle World may look like a game at first glance, it is actually a journal in the form of a virtual pet. The pet, which lives in a 16-bit-style world, listens to the user and tries to get to know them over time. Meta emphasizes that the app is not a chatbot, assistant or productivity tool. Users are not required to log in every day, maintain a login streak or earn points. Users can describe how their day went by voice or in writing. The virtual pet turns what it hears into a journal entry from its own perspective and adds a small drawing. The app also includes relaxing mini-games lasting a few minutes, such as stacking food items and finding words. Based on the information it collects, Waddle World can send 1 email per week. Waddle World is not the only artificial intelligence app Meta has tested recently. The company has also released Pocket for creating games and Vibes for quickly creating videos. An AI fashion app called Style Sketch has also been launched in Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. However, it has not yet been confirmed whether the country restrictions listed for Style Sketch are accurate. It is not known when the virtual pet app will launch in other countries. Waddle World may be preparation for small Charm devices that will work with an AI assistant called Muse in the future. Meta has not confirmed this connection. Character.AI and OpenAI have faced lawsuits alleging that their products harmed teenagers. For this reason, Meta may have avoided marketing the app as an AI companion or chatbot.
Although Waddle World may look like a game at first glance, it is actually a journal in the form of a virtual pet. The pet, which lives in a 16-bit-style world, listens to the user and tries to get to know them over time. Meta emphasizes that the app is not a chatbot, assistant or productivity tool. Users are not required to log in every day, maintain a login streak or earn points. Users can describe how their day went by voice or in writing. The virtual pet turns what it hears into a journal entry from its own perspective and adds a small drawing. The app also includes relaxing mini-games lasting a few minutes, such as stacking food items and finding words. Based on the information it collects, Waddle World can send 1 email per week. Waddle World is not the only artificial intelligence app Meta has tested recently. The company has also released Pocket for creating games and Vibes for quickly creating videos. An AI fashion app called Style Sketch has also been launched in Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. However, it has not yet been confirmed whether the country restrictions listed for Style Sketch are accurate. It is not known when the virtual pet app will launch in other countries. Waddle World may be preparation for small Charm devices that will work with an AI assistant called Muse in the future. Meta has not confirmed this connection. Character.AI and OpenAI have faced lawsuits alleging that their products harmed teenagers. For this reason, Meta may have avoided marketing the app as an AI companion or chatbot.