Meet 'M' Facebook's Virtual Assistant


Facebook has begun beta testing their own personal assistant through Messenger called M. The AI based assistant works a little differently than its competitors in that you communicate via text message instead of voice command and the text interactions are monitored by humans for clarity instead of completely computer based. M is being designed to answer questions and also complete tasks such as make reservations or a purchase.

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Facebook is trying to become more integral in the daily lives of its users and remain competitive with the other giants like Google and Apple. With Google Voice Search and Siri pre-installed on their respective Android and iOS devices, Facebook is facing an uphill battle when it comes to adoption. The initial roll-out is very small with only a few hundred users in the Bay Area testing the virtual assistant. If the initial tests prove to be successful we can expect to see it in the coming months.

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