WhatsApp Adds Meta AI Chat Organization

WhatsApp in its latest Android beta (2.26.9.4) adds a Meta AI feature that organizes chats by creating per-prompt threads while displaying all AI messages within a single interface. Meta processes AI exchanges on its servers—outside WhatsApp's end-to-end encrypted user-to-user model—and says it may use interactions to personalize content and ads. The change raises EU consent and data-handling concerns, prompting potential privacy and compliance reviews.