Meta is adding celebrity voices to it conversational chatbot, part of a bet that users will connect with AI tools that surprise, delight and entertain.

Meta has secured deals with several actors, including Kristen Bell, John Cena and Judi Dench, to use their voices for the Meta AI chatbot, Reuters reports. Users will be able to talk to the chatbot while listening to answers in the voice of their favorite celebrities.

Mark Zuckerberg announced at the Meta Connect 2024 developer conference that Meta's AI assistant, Meta AI, can respond back to questions you ask out loud on Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Facebook.

Meta is adding conversational voices by celebrities to its AI chatbot in Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook. The company announced at its Connect event today that you can now talk to Meta AI and hear it respond in one of several voices,

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Soon, wrestling fans will be able to talk with John Cena anytime they want to. According to a new report from Reuters, Facebook owner Meta is planning to announce it has signed a deal with Cena to be one of the voices for its new Meta AI chatbot.

Hollywood stars like Kristen Bell and Keegan-Michael Key will now talk to you on Instagram — or, more accurately, an AI replication of their voice will now talk to you. That's because Meta — the parent company of Facebook and Instagram — is set to announce that a handful of celebrities have agreed to lend their voices to its Meta AI chatbot,