Meta's AI chatbot will start speaking this week, and its new voice capabilities will come in a variety of celebrity flavors. Why it matters: AI providers are racing to expand their bots' capabilities from text- and image-making into the realm of voice as their battle to answer the world's questions continues.

Awkwafina will reportedly lend her voice to Meta’s artificial intelligence assistant, Meta AI. A source familiar with the matter told Reuters that the company plans to announce the successful deal with Awkwafina and four other celebrities during its Connect conference,

Reports say five actors' voices will be part of the menu for users of the ChatGPT-like Meta AI digital assistant, including Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key, and Kristen Bell.