【AI前沿】Meta’s Forum is part Reddit, part Facebook, and part Google AI Overview

TechNewsMetaMeta’s Forum is part Reddit, part Facebook, and part Google AI OverviewForum’s revival of Facebook’s discontinued Groups app includes an AI chatbot for searching through group posts.Forum’s revival of Facebook’s discontinued Groups app includes an AI chatbot for searching through group posts.byStevie BonifieldMay 22, 2026, 5:27 PM UTCLinkShareGiftImage: MetaStevie Bonifieldis a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI.Meta’s new Forum appfor iPhonestakes Facebook Groups and moves them to a dedicated app with a dedicated AI chatbot to go with it, like an AI revamp of theill-fated Groups appFacebook shut down in 2017.Rather than going to ChatGPT or tacking “Reddit” onto the end of a Google search, Forum users can view, search for, and post advice directly in their Facebook groups, with optional help from Meta’s AI.Vergeeditor Thomas Ricker’s interests include portable batteries and solar power.Screenshot: Thomas RickerAfter logging in with my Facebook account, Forum automatically pulled in the groups I was part of on Facebook and populated my feed with posts from those groups, along with suggestions from groups I’m not part of, similar to my Reddit feed, although without Reddit’s pseudonymity.Groups aren’t front-and-center in Facebook, so I wasn’t surprised to find some on my list that I had completely forgotten about. Aside from the feed, you can also view a mini version of your Facebook profile that just shows your group posts, browse new groups, and post directly to specific groups.Forum’s AI chatbot lives under the “Ask” tab, where you can get AI-generated responses pulling from posts to various Facebook groups, similar to the way Google’s search results andAI overviewspull from theReddit content it licensesand other sources on the internet.To try it out, I asked the AI a few questions aboutMagic: The Gathering. Meta’s chatbot referenced posts from a couple ofMagicgroups I’m in and gave generally sound advice, with suggestions for groups in my area of New Jersey. The results included the posts the AI references, so you can tap them to view the full conversation around those posts.Meta communications manager Feryal Hemamda confirmed Forum’s launch in a statement toThe Verge: “We test lots of new products publicly to see what people find interesting and useful to their experiences across our apps.”Follow topics and authorsfrom this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Stevie BonifieldFacebookMetaNewsSocial MediaTechMost PopularMost PopularIf I could only have one laptop for work and gaming, I’d get this oneGitHub faces a fight for its survival at MicrosoftAnker’s new earbuds have the best call quality I’ve ever heardMicrosoft starts canceling Claude Code licenses‘Fuck you, Bambu’: How one private message could change the face of 3D printingThe Verge DailyA free daily digest of the news that matters most.Email (required)Sign UpBy submitting your email, you agree to ourTermsandPrivacy Notice.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the GooglePrivacy PolicyandTerms of Serviceapply.Advertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native ad