Facebook parent Meta made its artificial intelligence chatbot Meta AI available to use in India months after the tech giant tested the AI chatbot with a section of users in India.

The country is Meta's largest market with a combined subscriber base of over a billion across all its apps. Meta AI launch comes just a week after Google extended the mobile app of its AI chatbot Gemini to India with nine Indian languages.

Ryan Cairns, who leads the engineering function for Meta's GenAI (Generative AI) team, said that Meta AI has gone through a rigorous testing process. He added, “Then, it comes down to fine-tuning and trying to understand if there are specific domains that we're doing well and domains where we are not doing well, and where do we need to improve. It's a very iterative process to train the model and get it right.”

Meta AI will be available in English across the company's apps- WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger. The users can also access it through the Meta.ai website.

The chatbot has rolled out in more than 12 countries including the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said earlier, “With this new model, we believe that Meta AI is now the most intelligent AI assistant that you can freely use.”

The users can interact directly with the chatbot which is a general-purpose assistant capable of answering questions and providing real-time information powered by Google and Microsoft's Bing.

Users can also generate text and images, summarise long pieces of text and do writing tasks. They can also call in the assistant in their existing personal and group chats on WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger to get advice or ask questions.

Additionally, Meta AI has been integrated into the search bar of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger. For Facebook users, Meta AI can be accessed while scrolling through the app's main feed.

A standout feature of Meta AI is its ability to fuel creativity through its Imagine tool. Users can generate and share images by simply using the command "imagine." This feature supports creating customised invitations, playful images, and even animating favourite pictures. Users can collaboratively enhance images by modifying prompts.

As Meta AI begins its rollout in India, Meta is eager to see how this next-generation assistant will enrich the lives of its new users. The introduction of Meta AI in English aims to enhance connectivity, creativity, and convenience for millions, marking another step forward in the evolution of AI-driven personal assistance.