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Meta dismantles the team responsible for its artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives

November 19, 2023 1 min read

The team responsible for supervising the creation and implementation of Meta’s artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives was purportedly dismantled by the social media behemoth. Reports state that employees of Meta’s responsible AI division have moved into a variety of positions within the business, many of them into the generative AI product division and some of them into the AI infrastructure team. Meta’s generative AI team was founded in February with the

Meta Plans to Offer Ad-Free Service to EU Users for a Fee on Instagram and Facebook, Says Source

October 3, 2023 1 min read

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is considering offering ad-free subscription plans to users in Europe. The move is seen as an attempt by Meta to comply with European Union regulations that threaten to curb its ability to personalize ads for users without their consent. According to two people familiar with the matter, Meta has discussed several pricing plans, but the most feasible option is a 10

Meta Unveils AI Assistant Trained on Public Facebook and Instagram Content

September 29, 2023 2 mins read

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has revealed that its new Meta AI virtual assistant was trained using public posts from these social media platforms. The company, however, assured that it excluded private posts shared only with family and friends to protect user privacy. Meta’s President of Global Affairs, Nick Clegg, emphasized the company’s commitment to respecting user privacy during the training process. He stated that private chats

Meta Unveils Personality-Driven AI Chatbots for Messenger

September 28, 2023 2 mins read

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has revealed its latest innovation in the world of AI chatbots. These chatbots are designed to have distinctive personalities and specialize in various subjects, ranging from providing holiday recommendations to offering cooking advice. This move is part of the ongoing competition among tech companies to develop more accurate and personalized artificial intelligence. The chatbots, which are still a work in progress, aim to enhance

Meta’s AI-Powered Picture Analysis Tool Can Identify and Separate Objects

April 7, 2023 1 min read

After the collapse of its Metaverse ambitions, Meta (formerly known as Facebook) announced its latest project called the Segment Anything Model. This new AI tool allows users to identify specific items in an image with just a few clicks. While still in demo mode, Meta says that Segment Anything can already identify the pixels that makeup everything in a photo, allowing one or more items to be separated from the