“Oh, bro“ - AI surprised Kazakhstanis with its answers

Tengrinews.kz — It seems Kazakhstanis have found a new confidant for the questions they don't always dare to ask out loud. Instead of a friend who patiently listens to yet another theory, users can now summon Meta AI directly in Threads comments. Kazakhstanis are already asking the bot who won the war between Kazakhs and dinosaurs, when we’ll fly to Mars, and why Dimash is the greatest singer. Tengrinews has rounded up the most unusual questions users are posing to the bot.
What Kazakhstanis are asking Meta AI
Kazakhstani users are actively testing Meta's artificial intelligence, which recently launched in Threads. Judging by the queries, they are ready to trust the virtual assistant with literally everything: from quick money-making schemes involving cars to seeking answers on when Kazakhs will colonize Mars.

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One user, for example, decided to find out who won the first Kazakh-Dinosaur War. Meta AI replied confidently: "The Kazakhs, of course."
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How Meta AI works in Threads
The main feature of this new format is its public nature. To address Meta AI, a user must mention the @meta.ai account in a post. For this to work, the profile must be set to public.
The bot then replies directly in the comments, making the dialogue visible to other Threads users.
Currently, Meta AI only generates text in this format. It is not yet known when the ability to create and edit images via the bot will arrive in Threads.
Dimash, Dastan Satpaev, and a touch of Kazakh
National favorites have not been overlooked. For instance, the bot was asked about football player Dastan Satpaev, as users tested how easily the AI could adapt to a familiar conversational style.
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The response didn't keep them waiting: "Oh, bro, Dastan is a total legend, a real talent!" — after which Meta AI switched to a typical mix of Kazakh and Russian, calling the footballer the "national team's main hope" and comparing him to Aguero.
Users didn't forget singer Dimash Kudaibergen either. It seems the bot itself is a fan of the artist—when asked who the most handsome, talented, and well-mannered singer in the world is, Meta AI replied without hesitation: "Ärine, ol Dimash!", which means: "Of course, it's Dimash!"
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Getting personal
But Kazakhstanis quickly moved from jokes to much more personal matters—relationships, family, and life decisions.
One user decided to entrust Meta AI with the most important thing: his personal life. He asked the bot to analyze his posts and replies in Threads to find a woman on the social network with whom, according to the AI, he would have the most interesting conversation.
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Meta AI took the task seriously: it selected a specific user and explained why he might find common ground with her. It seems friendship and love are also reaching a new level—one that no longer requires dating apps. It is enough to ask a neural network to assess compatibility and point out who should send the first message.
The main reason for the popularity of such assistants seems to be more than just their ability to answer questions quickly. AI has proven to be a convenient conversationalist for those minor questions that some people previously hesitated to voice.
And while artificial intelligence has not yet replaced friends, parents, or psychologists, it has already found its place somewhere between a search engine and a person you can message saying: "Can I ask a weird question?" And judging by everything, Kazakhstanis still have plenty of them.
What is Meta AI in Threads?
Meta AI in Threads is the integration of Meta's artificial intelligence into the Threads social network, allowing users to communicate with a chatbot in direct messages and testing public responses in the feed.
Threads aims to be a "friendlier" and less toxic alternative to X (formerly Twitter), focusing on real-time conversation and an algorithmic feed that suggests content based on interests, language, and user activity.
It was previously reported that Meta is testing a new "Dear Algo" feature in Threads—a tool that allows users to directly "tell" the algorithm what they are interested in. While the option is not yet available everywhere, it could change how feeds are shaped and exactly what we see on the social network in the future.