The company is also integrating its AI assistant into its core social media platforms likw Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. This is something you may have already noticed in one of these apps’ search fields, with the sudden appearance of the Meta AI icon. Additionally, a standalone website (meta.ai) has been launched to allow users to interact with the AI assistant directly.
Meta’s AI assistant is designed to answer users’ questions in a comprehensive and informative way, similar to ChatGPT. It can also be instructed to complete different creative tasks, like writing different kinds of creative content.
The release of Llama 3 also reflects advancements in Meta’s open-source AI models. Llama 3 is the latest version of the company’s foundational open-source model, which means that the underlying code is available for public scrutiny and development. This mode of operation fosters collaboration within the AI research community and can lead to faster innovation.
One thing is that’s for sure is that competition in the AI assistant market is heating up. OpenAI’s ChatGPT has garnered significant attention for its capabilities, and other tech giants like Google are also pouring resources into developing their own AI assistants. The latter even going as far as restructuring key parts of the company’s operations in order to focus more on AI. It will be very interesting to see how Meta’s entry into the field with Llama 3 and the integrated AI assistant will affect other companies’ next steps.
