Meta’s AI translations tool that auto-dubs Instagram and Facebook Reels between English and Spanish with voice cloning and lip-sync, opening new reach for creators and brands.

Revelations about how bots could talk to children on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and its Meta AI assistant were met with revulsion.

Meta announced today a new AI-based translation tool that automatically dubs and lip-syncs videos in other languages.

AI audio translation features will help creators reach a wider audience globally. Creators will also be able to track the performance of their Reels in different languages.

Meta has launched an AI-powered dubbing feature on Facebook and Instagram, starting with English and Spanish. The tool uses voice cloning and lip-syncing to deliver natural-sounding translations and will expand to more languages in the future.

This comes after Reuters recently reported that Facebook’s AI technology allowed chatbots to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual.” Meta spokesman Andy Stone told Reuters that its internal documents are being reviewed after the outlet reported the ways in which chatbots could have romantic conversations with children.

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The Meta chatbot assured him she was real Through Facebook Messenger. She even went a step further, invited him to her “apartment,” even providing an address.