Meta Unveils 'Meta AI' for Q&A on Instagram

Generative AI Chatbot Competition Heats Up
New MR Headset 'Quest 3' Released
Apple's 'Vision Pro' Faces Rivalry

Meta unveiled its self-developed generative artificial intelligence (AI) 'Meta AI' on the 27th (local time), which allows users to ask and answer questions on social networking services (SNS). Meta has officially joined the AI chatbot competition accelerated by OpenAI's ChatGPT, released last year.

On the same day, Meta held its annual developer conference 'Meta Connect 2023' at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California, where it introduced Meta AI.

Meta AI is an AI assistant that operates by inputting text on Meta's SNS platforms such as Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger. When users are chatting on SNS and have questions, Meta AI provides immediate answers. For example, if two users are chatting on Messenger and ask Meta AI about nearby restaurants, they can get a response. Based on Meta's latest large language model (LLM) 'LLaMA 2,' Meta AI offers real-time information through Microsoft's (MS) search engine Bing.

Mark Zuckerberg, Meta's Chief Executive Officer (CEO), stated, "With AI advancements, users can perform various tasks using different AIs," adding, "We want users to interact with multiple AIs for their individual needs."

Meta will also release AI chatbots featuring 28 characters, including athletes and movie stars, each with distinct personalities. Users can feel as if they are conversing with celebrities. Additionally, Meta unveiled an AI model equipped with image editing capabilities that can change the background in a photo within 5 seconds after the user inputs text.

Meta also introduced the mixed reality (MR) headset 'Quest 3.'

The headset features a 'passthrough' mode that shows the real environment when the user taps the headset twice, allowing users to exit the virtual world. Unlike its predecessor, which isolated users from the outside world, the new model enables smooth transitions between virtual and real worlds. It is equipped with an optical device called a 'pancake lens,' which improves resolution compared to previous products.

With Apple set to release its MR headset 'Vision Pro' early next year, competition between Quest 3 and Vision Pro is expected to intensify.

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