Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, has introduced an artificial intelligence assistant in the United Kingdom along with AI-enhanced sunglasses worn by Mark Zuckerberg.
The AI assistant from Meta, capable of generating text and images, has already been launched in the United States and Australia, and is now accessible on the company’s social media platforms in the UK and Brazil.
Issues with regulations and product testing caused delays in the UK launch, while Meta’s AI services are still unavailable in the European Union due to an “unpredictable” regulatory environment.
Users of Facebook and Instagram in the UK can now access the Meta AI chatbot either by tapping the in-app icon or by purchasing a £299 Ray-Ban Meta frame from a UK retailer to access the voice assistant.
During a recent company event, Meta co-founder Zuckerberg sported Ray-Bans, showcasing the Meta AI’s response to voice commands and its ability to replicate the voices of celebrities like Judi Dench, John Cena, and Keegan-Michael Key. However, the celebrity voice assistant is not yet available in the UK.
Mehta mentioned that the latest update, including the Philippines, aims to provide a platform for people to get answers, brainstorm content, and share their creations easily with local and global networks, helping them connect.
Mehta stated that the company’s AI products assist people in finding answers to their queries. Photo: Anadolu/Getty Images
Meta’s AI product, powered by the Llama 3.2 AI model, has drawn attention from social media users trying to prevent the company from using their posts to train its AI tools. A viral post with the caption “Goodbye Meta AI!” was shared by celebrities like James McAvoy and Tom Brady, but it was later found that the post did not offer privacy or copyright protection.
To stop Meta from using their Facebook and Instagram posts to train AI models, UK users need to fill out an appeal form available in the app’s privacy settings. However, users cannot prevent their interactions with AI tools from contributing to the training and refinement of Llama models, unlike social media posts.
Recently, Meta announced the development of a new AI model called Movie Gen that can produce realistic video and audio clips in response to user prompts, such as a surfing koala. However, Movie Gen, similar to OpenAI’s Sora video model, is not yet publicly available.
Source: www.theguardian.com
