- Meta Platforms, formerly known as Facebook, is exploring the development of artificial intelligence (AI) products to assist creators in connecting with their fans.
- CEO Mark Zuckerberg mentioned the potential use of AI agents or chatbots to facilitate interactions between creators and their audiences.
- The company aims to create experiences that enable people to connect with the creators they admire and help creators build and nurture their communities.
- The specific AI products and features that Meta Platforms plans to develop for this purpose were not disclosed.
- This move aligns with Meta's broader strategy of focusing on the creator economy and enhancing user experiences on its platforms.
- Meta is planning to roll out AI-powered chatbots with different personas on its social media platforms.
- The chatbots are designed to have humanlike conversations and will launch as early as next month.
- Meta sees the chatbots as a way to boost engagement and collect more data on users.
- The chatbots may raise privacy concerns.
- Snapchat has also launched an AI chatbot, but faced criticism and concerns.
- Mark Zuckerberg mentioned that Meta is building new AI-powered products and will share more details later this year.
- More details on Meta's AI roadmap are expected to be announced in September.
- Meta reported 11% year-over-year revenue growth.
Main topic: Meta's updates to Threads to challenge Elon Musk's X (rebranded Twitter) and improve user engagement.
Key points:
1. Meta added the Send on Instagram option, allowing Threads users to publish their posts directly to Instagram DMs.
2. The platform introduced custom alt text for photos and videos, improving accessibility for users.
3. Meta made it easier to tag profiles in Threads posts and verify identity on fediverse platforms like Mastodon.
Meta is introducing non-personalized content feeds on Facebook and Instagram for users in the European Union in order to comply with the Digital Services Act, allowing users to switch off AI-driven "personalization" features that track and profile individuals. The move comes ahead of the August 25 deadline and follows a similar announcement by TikTok.
Meta, the company behind Facebook, is taking a different approach from other AI developers by releasing its AI models for download and free commercial use, sparking a larger debate about access control to AI models and their potential risks and benefits.
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is allowing users to delete personal information used in training generative AI models through a new opt-out tool featured on its website.
Meta, the creator of Facebook and Instagram, has introduced a privacy setting that allows users to request that their data not be used to train its AI models, although the effectiveness of this form is questionable.
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is reportedly developing a powerful new AI model to compete with OpenAI's GPT-4 and catch up in the Silicon Valley AI race.
AI-powered stickers, image editing features, a new virtual assistant called Meta AI, and a lineup of AI characters are being introduced by Facebook to enhance connections, creativity, and expression for users on platforms such as WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, and Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.
Meta has partnered with celebrities and influencers to transform them into AI-powered chatbots with distinct personalities and profiles, including Snoop Dogg, Charli D’Amelio, Tom Brady, and Paris Hilton. These celebrity chatbots will be available on Instagram and Facebook, providing entertainment and connection, with voice capabilities expected in the future. Additionally, Meta has announced AI image-editing features for Instagram and new customized stickers across its platforms.
Tech giant Meta (formerly Facebook) is targeting Gen Z with a range of AI features including chatbots with personalities, AI-generated stickers, and AI personalities based on celebrities, but experts are divided on whether this strategy will be successful in capturing the attention and dollars of the demographic.
Meta AI has been announced for Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp, and users can request early access to the service by following specific methods in each app.
Meta Platforms is using public Facebook and Instagram posts to train its new Meta AI virtual assistant, aiming to improve AI performance by studying real user behaviors and preferences, while excluding datasets with personal information like Microsoft-owned LinkedIn, highlighting the balance between technological advancements and user privacy.
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is reportedly in talks with European Union data protection regulators to launch an ad-free subscription version of its services in the region, as it faces challenges to its tracking and profiling practices that allegedly breach EU privacy laws.
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced the rollout of generative artificial intelligence tools for advertisers, allowing them to create content like image backgrounds and variations of written text, marking Meta's first foray into bundling generative AI technology into its products.
Instagram and Facebook Messenger users are misusing Meta's AI-generated stickers, creating potentially offensive images and sharing them on social media.
Meta has unveiled "Meta AI," a generative AI assistant featuring celebrity alter egos like Kendall Jenner, Snoop Dogg, Tom Brady, Naomi Osaka, Chris Paul, and Paris Hilton to enhance user engagement with AI.
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is reportedly paying a top creator up to $5 million over two years for using their likeness as an AI assistant, as the company introduces 28 AI chatbots with different personalities that use celebrities' images.
Meta has rolled out AI chatbots on Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, which include 15 chatbots based on celebrities and 13 non-celebrity chatbots, allowing users to chat with different bots for different conversations and purposes, although the interaction may feel more like conversing with an amateur screenwriter.
Messages with Meta's new AI personas on Instagram are not end-to-end encrypted, raising privacy concerns.
Meta's AI characters, which include famous celebrities playing fictional roles, are essentially just standard chatbots that interact with users through messaging platforms like Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. However, their limited contextual reactions and reliance on pre-recorded video undermine the experience and raise questions about privacy and data.
Meta has introduced AI-generated personas, including AI influencers, on platforms like Instagram and Facebook, featuring the likeness and personality of celebrities and public figures like Kendall Jenner, Tom Brady, and Paris Hilton.
Meta has expanded its "Activity Off-Meta Technologies" tool to Instagram, allowing users to control and manage their data, including blocking specific companies from collecting data or deleting all collected data at once.
Meta is expanding its ability to block data tracking on Instagram, allowing users to review, disconnect, or clear collected information from businesses sharing data with Meta across various apps and websites. Users can now access this feature called "Activity Off-Meta Technologies" in the Accounts Center, and Meta has also announced the ability to transfer photos and videos from Instagram to other services through the platform.
Meta, the company behind Instagram, is introducing new features that allow users to manage their data and control how their activity is tracked across sites and apps. These tools include options to review and disconnect specific activity, as well as transfer information to other platforms.