Meta will not let you ban its AI account on Threads

Meta announced Tuesday that it is testing a Threads feature that allows users to tag a Meta AI account to get answers to questions or context about a conversation on the platform. If you’ve spent any time looking at the responses to X recently, this new feature looks a lot like Meta’s take on people tagging Grok from xAI. but, As I mentioned EngadgetThreads users quickly discovered that you can’t ban a new Meta AI account, and they weren’t happy about it.

Meta has invested heavily in AI as it works to catch up with competitors like OpenAI and Google. Spending billions to hire artificial intelligence talent. Launched a new AI model called Muse Spark in Aprilwhich it said it would bring to its apps and services, and now it appears in Threads with New Meta AI account. A Installed video It shows how the new feature, initially available as a test in Argentina, Malaysia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Singapore, lets you tag Meta AI for answers to questions like “Why is everyone obsessed with matcha” or “How do you actually pronounce the word ‘was’?”

But if you go to the three dots menu on the Meta AI profile, there is currently no option to block him, as you can find on other accounts.

“Users can manage their Meta AI experience during testing,” says Christine Bay, a Meta spokesperson. Edge. “We want to give people a way to quickly gather context before jumping into the conversation, but if you want to see fewer Meta AI replies in your thread feed, you can mute or hide Meta AI replies, or use the ‘Not Interested’ option on any Meta AI post.”