Say Allo to Google's new smart messaging app: AI powered chat system will take on Facebook and Snapchat (and can even tell you if your colleagues dog is cute just by analysing a picture of it)

Google has unveiled a new messaging app it hopes will be able to topple Facebook's Messenger. It will include the search giant's new AI assistant, helping people with everything from booking cinema tickets to playing games. Allo will also feature end-to-end encryption, and use AI to predict what a user will want to say - even being able to understand pictures and suggest responses. Google has unveiled a new messaging app it hopes will be able to take on Facebook's Messenger and Snapchat with new AI features. It can even analyse pictures and suggest a response.