Facebook on Thursday launched its digital assistant named \u201cM\u201d for US users of its Messenger application, ramping up the social network\u2019s efforts in artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n
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For users of the messaging platform, M will pop up and suggest \u201chelpful actions\u201d in the chat window.<\/p>\n
The move is seen as the first step in a broader launch of the digital assistant to compete against services from Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple and Samsung, which is launching its new assistant with its newest smartphone.<\/p>\n
M uses artificial intelligence and \u201csuggests relevant actions to help manage conversations or help get things done,\u201d Facebook product managers Laurent Landowski and Kemal El Moujahid said in a blog post.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are bringing the power of M\u2019s AI technology to support and enhance the Messenger experience and make it more useful, personal and seamless.\u201d<\/p>\n
With M, Facebook Messenger users can simplify tasks such as sending money to friends, sharing location or obtaining a ride-share.<\/p>\n
Facebook, which has its own artificial intelligence research lab, announced M in 2015 as an experiment, and the expansion to Messenger is another step in the social network\u2019s broader AI goals.<\/p>\n
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has spoken about \u2014 and created for his own home \u2014 a personal digital assistant named Jarvis to help him manage his household tasks and play with his family.<\/p>\n
Samsung is launching its assistant Bixby with its Galaxy S8 smartphones to help the South Korean giant break into a surging market for voice-activated virtual assistants, which includes Apple\u2019s Siri, Amazon\u2019s Alexa, Google\u2019s Assistant and Microsoft\u2019s Cortana.\u2014AFP<\/p>\n
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