In other news, Meta has filed a patent for building virtual worlds with AI, contradicting previous claims that their 'builder bot' was only a demo. A new platform, Animate Anything, allows users to animate their own 3D models without needing specific software experience. The article also mentions the upcoming Metacenter Global Week event in Orlando, Florida, and recommends several related readings.
Key takeaways:
- AI is set to become more integrated into our lives, with devices such as mobile phones, pins, and pendants that can record and learn from our habits and needs. Voice will become the new search, and some devices will have displays while others will not.
- The new ChatGPT can "see" and "talk", providing a more natural and useful experience than Siri and Alexa. It can provide a recipe by analyzing a picture of the contents of your fridge.
- Deep fakes are becoming a growing danger, with fake videos appearing on Twitter and Tik Tok. 4Chan has published directions for making political deep fakes and distributing them on social media.
- Meta has filed a patent for building virtual worlds with AI, contradicting a previous statement that the 'builder bot' demoed by Mark Zuckerberg was not a project in development. If average users are to build the Metaverse, they would need help from an app like this.