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Meta Platforms Rolls Out AI Business Agent Across Messaging Apps

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Meta Platforms (META) introduced its AI-powered Business Agent, a tool designed to help companies increase output and deliver personalized customer interactions.

The agent will initially be available to select businesses on the WhatsApp Business app, Instagram Pro, Messenger and Meta Business Suite, the company said Wednesday in a statement. It can be set up in minutes or integrated into existing enterprise systems.

Meta also introduced the Meta Business Agent Platform, which provides the infrastructure for businesses to build, customize and deploy their own agents at scale.

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