Meta is bringing the voices of Judi Dench, John Cena and Keegan-Michael Key to its AI chatbot | Money [Video]

New York (CNN) — Facebook and Instagram users will now be able to talk to voices that sound a lot like John Cena and Judy Dench. They won’t be the real actors, though, but an artificial intelligence chatbot.

Parent company Meta (META) announced Wednesday that it is adding voice conversations and celebrity voices to its artificial intelligence chatbot, Meta AI. Now, instead of simply messaging with the chatbot, users can have real-time conversations and can choose from a selection of computer-generated or celebrity voices.

The company partnered with Cena and Dench, as well as actors Kristen Bell, Awkwafina and Keegan-Michael Key, to train the chatbot to replicate their voices.

The update comes as Meta seeks to help its AI chatbot — which users can chat with on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads — keep pace with competitors’ products, including ChatGPT, which is rolling out its own advanced voice mode. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Meta AI …