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Artificial Intelligence · AI business · 4 outlets (L 0 · C 1 · R 0 · 3 not rated)

Meta launches AI pet app Waddle World

Meta has launched an AI pet app called Waddle World, described as a Tamagotchi-like experience with artificial intelligence.⁠[2, 3, 4] According to its Apple and Play Store listings, the 16-bit pet care game is not really a game but a daily journal disguised as a pet.⁠[4]

Covered by Mashable, Engadget, TechCrunch and 1 more

Read first Meta launches Waddle World, a Tamagotchi-style AI journal · Mashable

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    1. 1 Mashable · Center · Oct 28, 5:33 p.m. ETMeta launches Waddle World, a Tamagotchi-style AI journal

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      1. 2 Engadget · Not rated · Oct 28, 4:40 a.m. ETMeta's Waddle World is a Tamagotchi-like AI pet app
      2. 3 TechCrunch · Not rated · Oct 28, 9:53 a.m. ETMeta has a new AI pet app called Waddle World
      3. 4 The Verge · Not rated · Oct 28, 7:27 a.m. ETMeta quietly launched an ‘AI pet journal’ app
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