WhatsApp has begun rolling out a new feature called Writing Help, powered by Meta’s AI tools. The function aims to assist users in crafting messages by offering suggested rewrites in different tones – professional, supportive, or even light-hearted. 
When typing in any one-on-one or group chat, users will now see a pencil icon that opens the Writing Help panel.
What makes this launch particularly notable is Meta’s emphasis on privacy. The system relies on a method it calls Private Processing, which, according to the company, ensures that neither WhatsApp nor Meta employees ever see the original text or the suggested rewrites. Instead, the AI processes the content on-device before the encrypted message is sent. WhatsApp also stresses that this feature is entirely optional and disabled by default.
Security remains a hot-button issue. While Meta says its privacy approach has been validated in collaboration with the security community, skepticism persists among users who worry that AI assistance could provide new loopholes for surveillance or weaken encryption. Others see it as another step in making people over-reliant on AI for even the most personal conversations.
Writing Help is first being launched in English across the US and several other countries, with plans to expand to additional languages and markets later in the year. The move places WhatsApp alongside a growing list of messaging platforms experimenting with AI integrations – but whether users see this as genuine help or just unnecessary automation remains to be seen.
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AI makin humans lazy af, next gen wont use their brain at all
now u can chat with AI disguised as ur friends lol 🔥🔥
end of human brain right here 🤦