Facebook Launches AI Assistant M

Stateside, Facebook Messenger users can now expect a little help from M, the AI-powered virtual assistant that Facebook has been developing for more than a year. M will make its presence known to Messenger users by popping right into their active conversations and suggesting what it considers to be relevant content and actions. Among a small percentage of users, Facebook says it has been testing such suggestions for the past few month and deems it a "great success," Laurent Landowski and Kemal El Moujahid, both product managers at Facebook, note in a new blog post. When M recognizes intent in a user's conversation, it may suggest a relevant sticker to share with friends and family. If it recognizes when people are discussing payments, M might offer gives them the option of sending or requesting money.