Meta’s Twitter/X rival Threads is growing at a stable pace. The social network now has more than 150 million monthly active users — up from 130 million in February — Mark Zuckerberg mentioned during the company’s Q1 2024 earnings call. Since the last quarterly earnings call, Threads has notably taken steps towards integrating with ActivityPub, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The unveiling of the new Meta AI version has been overshadowed by a digitally altered photo of Zuckerberg sporting facial hair matching the appearance of Mark Zuckerberg's metal chain.
Zuckerberg expressed confidence in monetizing AI through methods like ads and paid access to larger models, leveraging Meta's successful history with scaled technologies.
Based on your point of view, the AI either doesn't work or works too well.
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has come under fire for flooding Facebook and Instagram with ads promoting sexually explicit "AI girlfriend" apps while simultaneously cracking down on content posted by human prostitutes.
Mark Zuckerberg announced during Meta's Q1 results that over 50% of Instagram content and 30% of Facebook posts are now driven by AI recommendations, highlighting AI's increasing role in user engagement and advertising on the platforms. read more
The updated Meta AI assistant will be given more prominent billing within Meta's Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger apps as well as a new standalone website that positions it to compete more directly with ChatGPT.
The Meta CEO is now the world’s third richest person.
The move will create new hardware devices that run the same operating system and software as Quest 3 and Quest Pro.
Meta is dealing with significant issues as its AI-driven advertising tools are malfunctioning, causing increased costs and decreased sales effectiveness. read more
One of the charges “only carries a 6-month sentence,” said the Baltimore County state's attorney.
Facebook parent Meta Platforms unveiled a new set of artificial intelligence systems Thursday that are powering what CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls the most intelligent AI assistant that you can freely use. But as Zuckerberg's crew of amped-up Meta AI agents started venturing into social media this week to engage with real people, their bizarre exchanges exposed the ongoing limitations of even the best generative AI technology. One joined a Facebook moms' group to talk about its gifted child....