Meta quietly launched an ‘AI pet journal’ app
TL;DR
Meta has launched a "tamagotchi-style" pet game called Waddle World, with virtual creatures that chat with users and create doodles to illustrate conversations. 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. " Users should talk, not type, with their pets, the description says, as well as play "cozy games" like stacking groceries or word games. The Play store description says: A little friend that listens.
Nauti's Take
The useful first test is the voice interaction: check whether Waddle World turns short conversations into genuinely useful daily entries and patterns. Before using it for personal thoughts, verify data retention, training use, and export options, since the current store descriptions leave those points unverified.
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