Meta has released a new app designed to go head-to-head with ChatGPT but with a twist. This AI assistant is &ldquo;social,&rdquo; with a voice aiming to offer a more personal experience. The app builds on Meta&rsquo;s existing AI features already found across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger.
<h2>What is Meta AI?</h2>
The app builds on the AI already used inside Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger. But this new version is more personal, letting users chat by voice or text, generate images, and get real-time information from the web.
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&ldquo;Meta AI is built to get to know you, so its answers are more helpful,&rdquo; said the company. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s easy to talk to, so it&rsquo;s more seamless and natural to interact with,&rdquo; Meta added.
<h2>What are the key features of Meta&rsquo;s AI app?</h2>
<ul>
<li>Voice conversations for a more natural feel</li>
<li>Real-time web results for up-to-date answers</li>
<li>Image generation on demand</li>
<li>A Discover feed where users can post and interact with AI-generated content</li>
<li>Personalised responses using Facebook and Instagram data (in the US and Canada)</li>
<li>Support for Meta&rsquo;s smart glasses, combining software and hardware features</li>
</ul>
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<h2>What is the 'Discover feed'?</h2>
The app&rsquo;s standout feature is the Discover section, a social-style feed showing how others are using Meta AI. People can share prompts, responses, and even remix or comment on AI content.
This feature aims to help users explore ideas and see what the AI can do. Friends&rsquo; posts from Facebook and Instagram may also appear if they choose to share them.
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<h2>How does voice mode work?</h2>
Meta is testing a more advanced voice interaction feature using its &ldquo;full-duplex&rdquo; AI model. This lets the assistant handle quick exchanges, interruptions, and back-and-forth chatter, making conversations feel more human.
Although the beta voice mode is available only through opt-in and doesn&rsquo;t yet pull in live web results, it shows where Meta is heading with voice-based AI.
<h2>Will Meta AI replace any existing apps?</h2>
Yes. The new app takes over from the View companion app used for Meta&rsquo;s Ray-Ban smart glasses. Users will still find features like galleries and controls for their glasses, now combined with the AI assistant in a single app.
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&ldquo;We built a new thing for you,&rdquo; said Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. &ldquo;There are almost a billion people who are using Meta AI across an app, so we made a new standalone app,&rdquo; Zuckerberg added.
<h2>Can Meta AI remember things about you?</h2>
Like ChatGPT, Meta AI can be taught to remember details about you, helping it give more useful replies over time. In some regions, it also learns from your Facebook and Instagram activity to fine-tune its answers.
Zuckerberg called this &ldquo;the beginning of what is going to be a long journey,&rdquo; as Meta pushes ahead in the AI race.
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World: “Meta AI is built to get to know you, so its answers are more helpful,” said the company. “It’s easy to talk to, so it’s more seamless and natural to interact with,” Meta added.

Meta has released a new app designed to go head-to-head with ChatGPT but with a twist. This AI assistant is “social,” with a voice aiming to offer a more personal experience. The app builds on Meta’s existing AI features already found across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger. What is Meta AI? The app builds on the AI already used inside Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger. But this new version is more personal, letting users chat by voice or text, generate images, and get real-time information from the web. Also read: ‘Blame China’s AI, not Trump’: US Treasury Secretary claims DeepSeek responsible for tanking stock market, not tariffs “Meta AI is built to get to know you, so its answers are more helpful,” said the company. “It’s easy to talk to, so it’s more seamless and natural to interact with,” Meta added. What are the key features of Meta’s AI app? Voice conversations for a more natural feel Real-time web results for up-to-date answers Image generation on demand A Discover feed where users can post and interact with AI-generated content Personalised responses using Facebook and Instagram data (in the US and Canada) Support for Meta’s smart glasses, combining software and hardware features Also read: China gearing up to deploy DeepSeek in military ops? Increasing use in non-combat support suggests so What is the 'Discover feed'? The app’s standout feature is the Discover section, a social-style feed showing how others are using Meta AI. People can share prompts, responses, and even remix or comment on AI content. This feature aims to help users explore ideas and see what the AI can do. Friends’ posts from Facebook and Instagram may also appear if they choose to share them. Also read: 'Crazy, crazy idea': Zuckerberg wanted to delete everyone's Facebook friends lists. Here's why How does voice mode work? Meta is testing a more advanced voice interaction feature using its “full-duplex” AI model. This lets the assistant handle quick exchanges, interruptions, and back-and-forth chatter, making conversations feel more human. Although the beta voice mode is available only through opt-in and doesn’t yet pull in live web results, it shows where Meta is heading with voice-based AI. Will Meta AI replace any existing apps? Yes. The new app takes over from the View companion app used for Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses. Users will still find features like galleries and controls for their glasses, now combined with the AI assistant in a single app. Also read: AI to kmake laws in UAE? Country passes new regulatory intelligence system 'powered by artificial intelligence' “We built a new thing for you,” said Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. “There are almost a billion people who are using Meta AI across an app, so we made a new standalone app,” Zuckerberg added. Can Meta AI remember things about you? Like ChatGPT, Meta AI can be taught to remember details about you, helping it give more useful replies over time. In some regions, it also learns from your Facebook and Instagram activity to fine-tune its answers. Zuckerberg called this “the beginning of what is going to be a long journey,” as Meta pushes ahead in the AI race.

Meta’s answer to ChatGPT is here, and it’s a ‘social’ AI app: What are its key features?

Meta announced on Monday (Nov 6) that it would allow the US national security agencies and defence contractors to use its artificial intelligence (AI) model, Llama.&nbsp;

Meta's announcement came after Reuters reported that an old version of the AI model had been used to develop defence applications for the Chinese government's military wing.&nbsp;

With the announcement, it seems that Mark Zuckerberg's organisation had changed its typical policy of prohibiting the use of Llama for “military, warfare, nuclear industries or applications, [and] espionage”.

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However, according to Bloomberg, the company made it clear that it is making an exception for the US agencies and contractors, along with similar national security agencies in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

“These kinds of responsible and ethical uses of open source AI models like Llama will not only support the prosperity and security of the United States, they will also help establish US open-source standards in the global race for AI leadership,” Meta’s president of global affairs, Nick Clegg, wrote in a blog post.

Meta is opening up Llama to government contractors such as Amazon Web Services, Anduril, Booz Allen, Databricks, Deloitte, IBM, Leidos, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Oracle, Palantir, Scale AI, and Snowflake.

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Meta emphasised the need to develop more advanced AI than China. And this is a key point that many US Congress members raise when discussing whether and how to regulate AI.

Clegg further wrote in the blog, “In a world where national security is inextricably linked with economic output, innovation and job growth, widespread adoption of American open-source AI models serves both economic and security interests.”&nbsp;

“Other nations, including China and other competitors of the United States, understand this as well, and are racing to develop their open-source models, investing heavily to leap ahead of the US,” he&nbsp;added.&nbsp;

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According to a report by Reuters, two Chinese researchers associated with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) were able to access and use an older version of Llama to develop a chatbot that helped to gather and process military intelligence.

(With inputs from agencies)

Meta announced on Monday (Nov 6) that it would allow the US national security agencies and defence contractors to use its artificial intelligence (AI) model, Llama.

Meta announced on Monday (Nov 6) that it would allow the US national security agencies and defence contractors to use its artificial intelligence (AI) model, Llama. Meta's announcement came after Reuters reported that an old version of the AI model had been used to develop defence applications for the Chinese government's military wing. With the announcement, it seems that Mark Zuckerberg's organisation had changed its typical policy of prohibiting the use of Llama for “military, warfare, nuclear industries or applications, [and] espionage”. Also read | US Election results could take longer, even another day, unless... However, according to Bloomberg, the company made it clear that it is making an exception for the US agencies and contractors, along with similar national security agencies in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. “These kinds of responsible and ethical uses of open source AI models like Llama will not only support the prosperity and security of the United States, they will also help establish US open-source standards in the global race for AI leadership,” Meta’s president of global affairs, Nick Clegg, wrote in a blog post. Meta is opening up Llama to government contractors such as Amazon Web Services, Anduril, Booz Allen, Databricks, Deloitte, IBM, Leidos, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Oracle, Palantir, Scale AI, and Snowflake. Also read | Trump Media reports $19.2 million loss in Q3, revenue declines on election day filing Meta emphasised the need to develop more advanced AI than China. And this is a key point that many US Congress members raise when discussing whether and how to regulate AI. Clegg further wrote in the blog, “In a world where national security is inextricably linked with economic output, innovation and job growth, widespread adoption of American open-source AI models serves both economic and security interests.” “Other nations, including China and other competitors of the United States, understand this as well, and are racing to develop their open-source models, investing heavily to leap ahead of the US,” he added. Also read | Trump questions poll credibility, alleges ‘massive CHEATING’ in Philadelphia, Detroit According to a report by Reuters, two Chinese researchers associated with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) were able to access and use an older version of Llama to develop a chatbot that helped to gather and process military intelligence. (With inputs from agencies)

Meta allows use of Llama AI to US national security agencies and defence contractors

WhatsApp is constantly upgrading to make daily conversation more effective and fun, and has launched an upgrade integrating Meta AI featuring voice assistance.

This new feature will enable the user to interact with Meta AI through voice commands, which will make conversation more efficient.

The feature is revealed in the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.18.18.

<h2>What is the new chat mode for Meta AI?</h2>

The voice chat box in the latest upgrade WhatsApp is planning to add will let users interact with Meta AI through voice commands,&nbsp;instead of writing them, making the user experience more personalized. The user also has various voice options to select from.

<h2>What difference this feature is going to make</h2>

Once this upgrade is made official, the chat box will make the conversation more convenient as the user will be able to send messages through the Meta chat box by voice commands, allowing for hands-free interaction.

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It will be a significant feature in inconvenient situations where typing and replying to someone is difficult, for instance, while driving or cooking.

To ensure safety measures for privacy, users can put a stop to the chat box any time needed.

<h2>Significance of the feature</h2>

This introduction of the new concept will make the chat box more interactive and quick to respond, as voice commands take less time than typing the command.

This feature aims to make the interaction more convenient and even speed up the process of daily conversation.

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Meta will not only assist you with information or setting reminders but will also make casual conversation smoother and more intuitive.

This development holds the potential to revolutionise how users make conversation every day, as it will make the interactive process faster, easier, and a more personalised experience.

(With inputs from agencies)

WhatsApp is constantly upgrading to make daily conversation more effective and fun, and has launched an upgrade integrating Meta AI featuring voice assistance. This new feature will enable the user to interact with Meta AI through voice commands, which will make conversation more efficient.

WhatsApp is constantly upgrading to make daily conversation more effective and fun, and has launched an upgrade integrating Meta AI featuring voice assistance. This new feature will enable the user to interact with Meta AI through voice commands, which will make conversation more efficient. The feature is revealed in the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.18.18. What is the new chat mode for Meta AI? The voice chat box in the latest upgrade WhatsApp is planning to add will let users interact with Meta AI through voice commands, instead of writing them, making the user experience more personalized. The user also has various voice options to select from. What difference this feature is going to make Once this upgrade is made official, the chat box will make the conversation more convenient as the user will be able to send messages through the Meta chat box by voice commands, allowing for hands-free interaction. Also Read:https://www.wionews.com/videos/whatsapp-new-feature-for-businesses-pay-on-whatsapp-directly-as-it-now-offers-card-payments-wion-638065 It will be a significant feature in inconvenient situations where typing and replying to someone is difficult, for instance, while driving or cooking. To ensure safety measures for privacy, users can put a stop to the chat box any time needed. Significance of the feature This introduction of the new concept will make the chat box more interactive and quick to respond, as voice commands take less time than typing the command. This feature aims to make the interaction more convenient and even speed up the process of daily conversation. Also Read:https://www.wionews.com/trending/meta-ai-detects-distress-video-sends-suicide-alert-to-up-police-helps-saves-womans-life-755335 Meta will not only assist you with information or setting reminders but will also make casual conversation smoother and more intuitive. This development holds the potential to revolutionise how users make conversation every day, as it will make the interactive process faster, easier, and a more personalised experience. (With inputs from agencies)

WhatsApp latest update involves Meta AI voice chat mode with customisable voices

Meta AI became the saviour of a 22-year-old woman who attempted suicide in Uttar Pradesh. The video was shared on the social media platform, appreciating Meta’s quick response, which enabled the police to act quickly at the right time and save her.

In collaboration with Meta AI, UP Police have saved up to 460 lives.

It all started from a post by a 22-year-old woman residing in the small village of Sultanpur in Lucknow, which comes under Nigoha Police Station.

In the post, she shared a video on her Instagram handle attempting to commit suicide at 12:11 pm. “In her post, the woman shared her video in which she was seen standing on a chair, with a red-coloured dupatta tied from the ceiling fan to her neck, preparing for suicide. Within moments after the video was shared, we received an alert from Meta AI marking the video under the distressed category. The alert was received immediately, and subsequently, we forwarded the alert to the respective police station,” the UP police official asserted.

Notified of the suicide alert, the police at Nigoha station took immediate action and rushed to her house at the address mentioned in the alert.

“It took around 4 minutes for the team, headed by Station-in-Charge Anuj Tiwari, to reach the given address. The team reached outside the woman’s house at 12:15 pm and rushed immediately inside her house and rescued her,” said Rajnish Verma, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Mohanlalganj, adding that the girl’s condition remained stable.

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In the investigation, police found the reason for attempting this devastating step was her love marriage in an Arya Samaj temple with a man known as Aman.

They were together for four months. He refused to stay any longer, which led to their separation. The rejection from her love of life was more than she could bear, which drove her to think of suicide.

“A case has also been registered against the man for abetment to suicide. The video of the suicide attempt has also been deleted from the woman’s social media page,” said the ACP.

This is not the first time Meta helped the police save a life.&nbsp;

Any hint of suicide on a public platform, Meta instantly reacts and sends the intel to the DGP headquarters with all the necessary credentials. This operation works 24/7.

(With inputs from agencies)

Meta AI became the saviour of a 22-year-old woman who attempted suicide in Uttar Pradesh. The video was shared on the social media platform, appreciating Meta’s quick response, which enabled the police to act quickly at the right time and save her.

Meta AI became the saviour of a 22-year-old woman who attempted suicide in Uttar Pradesh. The video was shared on the social media platform, appreciating Meta’s quick response, which enabled the police to act quickly at the right time and save her. In collaboration with Meta AI, UP Police have saved up to 460 lives. It all started from a post by a 22-year-old woman residing in the small village of Sultanpur in Lucknow, which comes under Nigoha Police Station. In the post, she shared a video on her Instagram handle attempting to commit suicide at 12:11 pm. “In her post, the woman shared her video in which she was seen standing on a chair, with a red-coloured dupatta tied from the ceiling fan to her neck, preparing for suicide. Within moments after the video was shared, we received an alert from Meta AI marking the video under the distressed category. The alert was received immediately, and subsequently, we forwarded the alert to the respective police station,” the UP police official asserted. Notified of the suicide alert, the police at Nigoha station took immediate action and rushed to her house at the address mentioned in the alert. “It took around 4 minutes for the team, headed by Station-in-Charge Anuj Tiwari, to reach the given address. The team reached outside the woman’s house at 12:15 pm and rushed immediately inside her house and rescued her,” said Rajnish Verma, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Mohanlalganj, adding that the girl’s condition remained stable. मेटा कम्पनी के अलर्ट से सूचना प्राप्त होने पर थाना निगोहां पुलिस टीम द्वारा त्वरित कार्यवाही करते हुए तत्काल मौके पर पहुंचकर महिला को आत्महत्या करने से रोका गया एवं उनकी काउंसिलिंग कर समझाया गया ।#UPPCares@Uppolice pic.twitter.com/hwYOu1aPSR — LUCKNOW POLICE (@lkopolice) August 31, 2024 × In the investigation, police found the reason for attempting this devastating step was her love marriage in an Arya Samaj temple with a man known as Aman. They were together for four months. He refused to stay any longer, which led to their separation. The rejection from her love of life was more than she could bear, which drove her to think of suicide. “A case has also been registered against the man for abetment to suicide. The video of the suicide attempt has also been deleted from the woman’s social media page,” said the ACP. This is not the first time Meta helped the police save a life. Any hint of suicide on a public platform, Meta instantly reacts and sends the intel to the DGP headquarters with all the necessary credentials. This operation works 24/7. (With inputs from agencies)

Meta AI detects ‘distress’ video, sends suicide alert to UP Police, helps saves woman’s life

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Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is eyeing celebrities in Hollywood for voices to be used in its artificial intelligence pursuits. According to sources familiar with the talks, Meta is offering millions of dollars to stars like Judi Dench, Awkwafina, and Keegan-Michael Key. These negotiations come while Meta representatives decline to comment, as the firm races to finalise all deals ahead of its Connect 2024 event this September, where it plans to roll out a suite of AI tools.

Though exactly what uses Meta is planning to have for the celebrity voices remain somewhat nebulous, it did say it could be a chatbot meant to be more of a digital assistant—like Apple's Siri—or even a digital companion. For example, users could speak with a chatbot that has the voice of Awkwafina. However, the negotiations have become bumpier than expected, with repeated stops as Meta and the representatives struggle over terms. Meta wants to secure rights to the voices for just one project and a fixed term, while representatives for actors are pushing for more restrictive terms.

There are huge fears in the creative community over the use of artificial intelligence—several people have feared losing their jobs. Labour stoppages last year saw screenwriters and actors demanding protection against the use of AI. Yet SAG-AFTRA, the primary union for actors, has reached an agreement with Meta on terms, according to the people.

Meta has a history of testing celebrity-inspired text-based chatbots; it has worked with celebrities like Dwyane Wade and Paris Hilton. Though that program is now defunct, the innovations never really stopped, as Meta recently opened an AI studio that gives content creators the chance to develop chatbots in their likeness.

By trying to bring celebrity voices into its AI projects, Meta company is stressing continuous betterment in user interaction via AI technology. As the company navigates these complex negotiations, the potential to transform digital assistance by recognisable voices could create a new baseline for the AI industry.

Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is eyeing celebrities in Hollywood for voices to be used in its artificial intelligence pursuits.

Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is eyeing celebrities in Hollywood for voices to be used in its artificial intelligence pursuits. According to sources familiar with the talks, Meta is offering millions of dollars to stars like Judi Dench, Awkwafina, and Keegan-Michael Key. These negotiations come while Meta representatives decline to comment, as the firm races to finalise all deals ahead of its Connect 2024 event this September, where it plans to roll out a suite of AI tools. Though exactly what uses Meta is planning to have for the celebrity voices remain somewhat nebulous, it did say it could be a chatbot meant to be more of a digital assistant—like Apple's Siri—or even a digital companion. For example, users could speak with a chatbot that has the voice of Awkwafina. However, the negotiations have become bumpier than expected, with repeated stops as Meta and the representatives struggle over terms. Meta wants to secure rights to the voices for just one project and a fixed term, while representatives for actors are pushing for more restrictive terms. There are huge fears in the creative community over the use of artificial intelligence—several people have feared losing their jobs. Labour stoppages last year saw screenwriters and actors demanding protection against the use of AI. Yet SAG-AFTRA, the primary union for actors, has reached an agreement with Meta on terms, according to the people. Meta has a history of testing celebrity-inspired text-based chatbots; it has worked with celebrities like Dwyane Wade and Paris Hilton. Though that program is now defunct, the innovations never really stopped, as Meta recently opened an AI studio that gives content creators the chance to develop chatbots in their likeness. By trying to bring celebrity voices into its AI projects, Meta company is stressing continuous betterment in user interaction via AI technology. As the company navigates these complex negotiations, the potential to transform digital assistance by recognisable voices could create a new baseline for the AI industry.

Meta eyes celebrity voices for AI, offer multi-million dollar deals

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced on Wednesday that it has uncovered and disrupted a disinformation campaign on its platforms that involved "likely AI-generated" content. The campaign featured statements supporting Israel's handling of the Gaza conflict, which were embedded in news items from global organisations and US congressmen.<o:p></o:p>

Meta stated in its most recent quarterly security report that the campaign was tracked back to STOIC, a Tel Aviv-based political marketing agency. The accounts posed as Jewish students, African Americans, and other concerned citizens, with a focus on audiences in the United States and Canada. This is the first time Meta has revealed the usage of text-based generative AI technology in such operations since its launch in late 2022.<o:p></o:p>

Researchers are concerned about the potential for generative AI to bolster disinformation campaigns and influence elections, as it can produce human-like text, pictures, and audio quickly and cheaply. Despite these concerns, Meta's security executives maintained that the novel AI technologies have not hampered their capacity to dismantle such influence networks.<o:p></o:p>

"There are various examples of how these networks use generative AI technology to create content. Perhaps it allows them to do it faster or with more volume. But it has not had much of an impact on our capacity to detect them," said Mike Dvilyanski, Meta's head of threat investigations, during a press call.<o:p></o:p>

The research identified six covert influence activities that Meta halted in the first quarter. Aside from the STOIC network, Meta also disassembled an Iran-based network dedicated to the Israel-Hamas conflict, albeit no generative AI was found in that campaign.<o:p></o:p>

Meta and other technology companies are facing the difficulty of preventing the misuse of new AI technologies, particularly in the context of elections. There have been reports that image generators from firms such as OpenAI and Microsoft have produced photographs containing voting-related disinformation, despite restrictions prohibiting such content.<o:p></o:p>

These firms have advocated digital tagging solutions to help identify AI-generated material as it is created. However, these technologies do not apply to text, and academics challenge their overall efficacy.<o:p></o:p>

With the impending elections in the European Union in June and in the United States in November, Meta's ability to combat such disinformation tactics will be tested significantly.<o:p></o:p>

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Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced on Wednesday that it has uncovered and disrupted a disinformation campaign on its platforms that involved "likely AI-generated" content.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced on Wednesday that it has uncovered and disrupted a disinformation campaign on its platforms that involved "likely AI-generated" content. The campaign featured statements supporting Israel's handling of the Gaza conflict, which were embedded in news items from global organisations and US congressmen. Meta stated in its most recent quarterly security report that the campaign was tracked back to STOIC, a Tel Aviv-based political marketing agency. The accounts posed as Jewish students, African Americans, and other concerned citizens, with a focus on audiences in the United States and Canada. This is the first time Meta has revealed the usage of text-based generative AI technology in such operations since its launch in late 2022. Researchers are concerned about the potential for generative AI to bolster disinformation campaigns and influence elections, as it can produce human-like text, pictures, and audio quickly and cheaply. Despite these concerns, Meta's security executives maintained that the novel AI technologies have not hampered their capacity to dismantle such influence networks. "There are various examples of how these networks use generative AI technology to create content. Perhaps it allows them to do it faster or with more volume. But it has not had much of an impact on our capacity to detect them," said Mike Dvilyanski, Meta's head of threat investigations, during a press call. The research identified six covert influence activities that Meta halted in the first quarter. Aside from the STOIC network, Meta also disassembled an Iran-based network dedicated to the Israel-Hamas conflict, albeit no generative AI was found in that campaign. Meta and other technology companies are facing the difficulty of preventing the misuse of new AI technologies, particularly in the context of elections. There have been reports that image generators from firms such as OpenAI and Microsoft have produced photographs containing voting-related disinformation, despite restrictions prohibiting such content. These firms have advocated digital tagging solutions to help identify AI-generated material as it is created. However, these technologies do not apply to text, and academics challenge their overall efficacy. With the impending elections in the European Union in June and in the United States in November, Meta's ability to combat such disinformation tactics will be tested significantly. (With inputs from Reuters)

Meta discovers AI-generated deceptive content on Facebook and Instagram

Meta executives have revealed that their AI virtual assistant, dubbed Meta AI, was trained on public posts made by its users on Facebook and Instagram.

Meta President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg, however, clarified that they didn’t scrape through the private Facebook messenger and Instagram chats that are shared only with family and friends so as to respect consumers’ privacy.

"We've tried to exclude datasets that have a heavy preponderance of personal information," Clegg told Reuters news agency on Thursday (Sept 28), adding that the "vast majority" of the data used by Meta for training was publicly available.

The clarification seeks to assuage the privacy concerns over tech companies like Meta, OpenAI, and Alphabet, the parent company of Google, using information scraped from the internet without permission to train their AI models.

<h2>Built on powerful Lama2 language model</h2>

Meta AI, which was unveiled by CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday at Meta's annual products conference, Connect, is built on a custom model based on the powerful Llama 2 large language model, and a new model called Emu that generates images in response to text prompts.

The product will be able to generate text, audio and imagery and will have access to real-time information via a partnership with Microsoft's Bing search engine, Clegg said.

“The public Facebook and Instagram posts that were used to train Meta AI included both text and photos,” he added.

Clegg assured that Meta imposed safety restrictions on what content its virtual assistant AI tool could generate, like a ban on the creation of photo-realistic images of public figures.

Speaking on copyrighted materials, Clegg said he was expecting a "fair amount of litigation" over the matter of "whether creative content is covered or not by existing fair use doctrine," which permits the limited use of protected works for purposes such as commentary, research and parody.

"We think it is, but I strongly suspect that's going to play out in litigation," Clegg said.

<h2>AI still in beta version</h2>

Meta, which is currently in beta version, is an “advanced conversational assistant” that can generate text, audio, and imagery, and have real-time access to information through a partnership with Microsoft's Bing search engine.

The company states that the AI chatbot will be limited to information that largely existed prior to 2023,

Meta will eventually launch an AI creator studio for businesses and developers to build their own personalized AI chatbot.

Currently, Meta’s new AI tool is only available in the US.

(With inputs from agencies)

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Meta executives have revealed that their AI virtual assistant, dubbed Meta AI, was trained on public posts made by its users on Facebook and Instagram. Meta President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg, however, clarified that they didn’t scrape through the private Facebook messenger and Instagram chats that are shared only with family and friends so as to respect consumers’ privacy.

Meta executives have revealed that their AI virtual assistant, dubbed Meta AI, was trained on public posts made by its users on Facebook and Instagram. Meta President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg, however, clarified that they didn’t scrape through the private Facebook messenger and Instagram chats that are shared only with family and friends so as to respect consumers’ privacy. "We've tried to exclude datasets that have a heavy preponderance of personal information," Clegg told Reuters news agency on Thursday (Sept 28), adding that the "vast majority" of the data used by Meta for training was publicly available. The clarification seeks to assuage the privacy concerns over tech companies like Meta, OpenAI, and Alphabet, the parent company of Google, using information scraped from the internet without permission to train their AI models. Built on powerful Lama2 language model Meta AI, which was unveiled by CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday at Meta's annual products conference, Connect, is built on a custom model based on the powerful Llama 2 large language model, and a new model called Emu that generates images in response to text prompts. The product will be able to generate text, audio and imagery and will have access to real-time information via a partnership with Microsoft's Bing search engine, Clegg said. “The public Facebook and Instagram posts that were used to train Meta AI included both text and photos,” he added. Clegg assured that Meta imposed safety restrictions on what content its virtual assistant AI tool could generate, like a ban on the creation of photo-realistic images of public figures. Speaking on copyrighted materials, Clegg said he was expecting a "fair amount of litigation" over the matter of "whether creative content is covered or not by existing fair use doctrine," which permits the limited use of protected works for purposes such as commentary, research and parody. "We think it is, but I strongly suspect that's going to play out in litigation," Clegg said. AI still in beta version Meta, which is currently in beta version, is an “advanced conversational assistant” that can generate text, audio, and imagery, and have real-time access to information through a partnership with Microsoft's Bing search engine. The company states that the AI chatbot will be limited to information that largely existed prior to 2023, Meta will eventually launch an AI creator studio for businesses and developers to build their own personalized AI chatbot. Currently, Meta’s new AI tool is only available in the US. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

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