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Meta parties like it's 2015, brings new chatbots to its messaging apps | TechCrunch

Sep 27, 2023 - news.bensbites.co
Meta is launching a range of new AI-powered chatbots across its messaging apps, including WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram. One of these is Meta AI, an AI assistant similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude 2, which can help plan trips, answer questions, and search the internet. Unlike Facebook's previous virtual assistant, M, Meta AI is entirely automated and will have a broader release.

In addition to Meta AI, the company introduced a range of "AI characters" that mimic celebrities like Kendall Jenner, Dwyane Wade, and Snoop Dogg. These chatbots live in Meta's messaging apps and animate based on the conversation. Meta claims to have spent 6,000 hours finding problematic use cases and testing the models internally before release, and has developed new tech to catch and take action on content that violates its policies.

Key takeaways:

  • Meta is launching a range of new AI-powered chatbots across its messaging apps, including WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram. The bots are currently available for select users in beta in the U.S.
  • One of the bots is an AI assistant called Meta AI, which can help plan trips, answer general-knowledge questions and search the internet. It is set to be released on Meta’s newly announced Quest 3 VR headset.
  • Meta has also introduced a range of “AI characters” that are chatbots tuned to mimic certain personalities and celebrities. These chatbots live in Meta’s messaging apps and subtly animate based on the conversation.
  • Meta claims to have spent 6,000 hours finding problematic use cases and testing the models internally before releasing them. It also claims to have developed new tech to catch and take action on content that violates its policies.
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