Meta adds an AI chatbot powered by Llama 3 to search bars across apps

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Meta is making some big moves today to advance AI services across its platform. The company upgraded his AI chatbot to its latest large-scale language model, Llama 3, and it now runs in search bars across four major apps (Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp) in multiple countries. doing. In addition to this, the company also announced other new features such as faster image generation and access to his web search results.

This confirms and expands on a test TechCrunch reported last week that found the company had begun testing meta AI in Instagram's search bar.

The company also plans to launch a new meta.ai site for users to access the chatbot.

This news highlights Mehta's efforts to secure its position as a mover and shaker in the current hype for generative AI tools among consumers. Mark Zuckerberg today went after popular services on the market such as OpenAI, claiming that MetaAI is probably “the most intelligent AI assistant at our disposal.”

Meta first rolled out Meta AI in the US last year. Currently, Australia, Canada, Ghana, Jamaica, Malawi, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The company last week began testing MetaAI in countries such as India and Nigeria, but today's announcement notably did not include India. Meta said it plans to keep Meta AI in test mode in Japan for now.

“We continue to learn from our user testing in India. As with many of our AI products and features, we conduct public testing in a limited capacity at various stages,” a company spokesperson said. said in a statement.

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Users can already ask Meta AI for writing and recipe suggestions. Nowadays, you can also seek web-related results using Google and Bing.

The company also said image generation is now faster. Additionally, users can ask Meta AI to animate an image or turn an image into a GIF. While the user is typing, he can see the AI ​​tool modifying the image in real-time. The company is also working on improving the image quality of AI-generated photos.

Image generation tools that utilize AI are not good at expressing words accurately. Meta claims that its new model shows improvements in this area as well.

Everything about AI, everywhere, all at once

Meta's approach is to make Meta AI available in as many places as possible. Bots will be available in search bars, personal chats, group chats, and even feeds.

The company says you can ask questions related to posts in your Facebook feed. For example, if you see a photo of the Northern Lights, you can ask Meta AI for suggestions about the best time to visit Iceland to see the Northern Lights.

Meta AI is already available on Ray-Ban smart glasses, and the company says it will soon be available on Meta Quest headsets as well.

There are also downsides to deploying AI in different locations. Specifically, using models on multiple platforms can create a content management nightmare, as models can “hallucinate” and create random, meaningless responses. Earlier this week, 404 Media reported that a meta AI chatted in a parent group and said there were children with gifted and academic disabilities attending certain schools in New York. (Parents noticed the strange message, and Meta eventually reviewed it and removed the response, saying the company would continue to work on improving these systems.)

“We share information within the feature itself to help people understand that the AI ​​may return inaccurate or inappropriate output. Since launch, we have continued to update and improve the model. We have released a number of models and continue to work on making the model better,” Mehta told 404 Media.