as Victor, Ironman triathlete motivating you to be your best self as Billie, No-BS, ride-or-die companion as Zach, The big brother who will roast you — because he cares as Amber, Detective partner for solving whodunnits as Max, Seasoned sous chef for culinary tips and tricks as Dungeon Master, Choose your own adventure with the Dungeon MasterThe company says that it is “rolling these out in beta in the United States today” and that it will “add new characters in the coming weeks played by Bear...
Meta also announced Meta AI, its new assistant that will span across the company’s apps and devices — basically, its own Siri, Google Assistant, or Alexa. The company says that Meta AI will be available on WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, and the Meta Quest 3. Imagine you and your friends are in a group chat discussing which trailhead to try in Santa Cruz. Meta AI surfaces options directly in the chat, so you can decide as a group which location to explore. What if after the hike you want a creative way to commemorate the day? Meta AI can help. Type “@MetaAI /imagine” followed by a descriptive text prompt like “create a button badge with a hiker and redwood trees,” and it will create a digital merit badge in the chat with your friends.
We’ll see how these experiences work as we get our hands on them, but one thing is clear: Mark Zuckerberg, like almost every other technology CEO right now, is pivoting the company pretty hard into artificial intelligence.