Meta has already introduced its AI assistant, Meta AI, in September, which is available on WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, and soon on Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and Quest 3. The company also launched 28 other AI chatbots with distinct personalities and backstories, which will have profiles on social media. Despite these developments, Meta is yet to fully enter the AI race, with its chatbots currently available to only a few users.
Key takeaways:
- Meta's chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, warned CEO Mark Zuckerberg that Facebook and Instagram could become "extinct" if they don't catch up with OpenAI's ChatGPT.
- LeCun's warning came in response to the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, which took the tech world by surprise and led to other tech giants, including Google, rushing to develop their own AI products.
- Meta has introduced its own AI assistant, Meta AI, which is available on WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram, and will soon be available on Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and Quest 3. The AI assistant can generate images and has access to real-time information through a partnership with Microsoft Bing.
- Alongside Meta AI, the company also introduced 28 other AI chatbots with distinct personalities and backstories, which will also have profiles on social media.