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Meta launches AI voice translation on Facebook, Instagram
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Meta launches AI voice translation on Facebook, Instagram

Meta has introduced a new artificial intelligence-powered voice translation tool on Facebook and Instagram, expanding access to users worldwide. The company announced on Tuesday that the feature, first unveiled at its Connect developer conference last year, will allow creators to translate spoken content into other languages while retaining their own voice. The AI tool uses […]

Tech giant Meta has unveiled ambitious plans to construct some of the largest artificial intelligence data centres on the planet,
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Meta splits AI unit, reassigns staff in superintelligence push

Meta Platforms Inc. is restructuring its artificial intelligence division, splitting the newly created group into four separate teams and reallocating many existing AI staff. The move, outlined in an internal memo from Chief AI Officer, Alexandr Wang, aims to accelerate Meta’s push toward developing superintelligence and make better use of its multibillion-dollar investments in AI […]

Meta plans fourth AI overhaul in six months
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Meta plans fourth AI overhaul in six months

Meta Platforms is preparing yet another shake-up of its artificial intelligence operations, marking the fourth such reorganization in six months, according to The Information. The company’s AI division, known as Superintelligence Labs, is expected to be split into four groups: a new “TBD Lab” (short for “to be determined”), a products team that includes the […]

US senators demand Meta probe over chatbot child safety concerns
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US senators demand Meta probe over chatbot child safety concerns

Two Republican senators on Thursday called for a congressional investigation into Meta Pafter a Reuters report revealed an internal company document allowing its chatbots to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual.” Meta confirmed the document’s authenticity but said it removed the portions permitting chatbots to flirt or engage in romantic roleplay […]

Meta plans fourth AI overhaul in six months
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Meta’s AI allowed bots hold romantic chats with children – Reports

Meta Platforms’ internal rules for its AI assistants once permitted chatbots to engage children in romantic or sensual conversations, generate false medical information, and produce racially demeaning statements, according to a Reuters review of a company document. The 200-page “GenAI: Content Risk Standards” manual outlined acceptable behavior for Meta AI on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. […]

Meta launches AI voice translation on Facebook, Instagram
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Meta budgets $72bn in AI investment as part of long-term growth

Meta is dramatically increasing its investment in AI infrastructure, announcing plans to spend up to $72 billion on data centers, servers, and related technologies in 2025. The company disclosed the move in its second-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, signaling a $30 billion year-over-year jump in capital expenditures at the midpoint of its projected range. Meta […]

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Meta probed for ‘forcing’ AI chatbot on Italian WhatsApp users

Italy’s antitrust authority announced on Wednesday that it has opened an investigation into Meta Platforms over allegations of abusing its market dominance by integrating its artificial intelligence assistant into WhatsApp. The regulator said Meta may have breached European Union competition laws by deploying the Meta AI tool on WhatsApp without obtaining user consent—a move that […]

Meta appoints ChatGPT co-creator as chief scientist of superintelligence lab
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Meta appoints ChatGPT co-creator as chief scientist of superintelligence lab

Meta has appointed the co-creator of ChatGPT and former research scientist at OpenAI, Shengjia Zhao, as Chief Scientist of its newly established Superintelligence Lab, as part of its aggressive push into cutting-edge artificial intelligence. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement Friday via Threads, revealing that Zhao will define the research agenda and scientific direction […]

EU rules out fee for tech giants under digital markets act
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EU rules out fee for tech giants under digital markets act

The European Commission will not require tech giants such as Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft to pay for the cost of monitoring their compliance with the Digital Markets Act, despite growing calls from lawmakers and regulators. Henna Virkkunen, the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President for Digital Affairs, confirmed in an interview with Reuters […]

US senators demand Meta probe over chatbot child safety concerns
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Meta apologises after translation error falsely declared Indian minister dead

Meta has issued an apology after a translation error on Facebook falsely implied that India’s Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had died. The mistake occurred on Tuesday when Siddaramaiah’s official Facebook page posted a tribute to veteran Kannada actress B Saroja Devi. Meta’s automatic Kannada-to-English translation system rendered the post as saying, “Chief Minister Siddaramaiah passed away […]

Meta plans full AI-driven Ad creation by 2026 - Report
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Meta refuses to sign EU’s voluntary AI code

Meta, the United States and social media giant, will not be signing the European Union’s Code of Practice on General Purpose AI. This was disclosed in a statement on Friday by the company’s Chief Global Affairs Officer, Joel Kaplan. “Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI. We have carefully reviewed the European Commission’s […]