As artificial intelligence technology continues to develop, some sociologists fear that human relationships with AI friends will result in what they call “learned narcissism” – simply put, a lack of empathy caused by constant AI affirmation. The comments come as
Meta Platforms is gearing up to introduce AI-powered chatbots with distinct personalities in a move aimed at improving user engagement and retention on its platforms. The chatbots are reportedly scheduled for a September release and will be responsible for offering
Mark Zuckerberg’s Reality Labs division has lost $40 billion since 2021, but that won’t stop Meta from plowing even more money into the project. The revelations came with the release of Meta’s second-quarter results for 2023. The end of the
Meta, the parent company of Threads, is heavily engaged in alluring users’ to its new Twitter rival after the application lost several of its daily users over the past weeks. Threads saw a buzzy launch, crossing 100 million sign-ups within
Elon Musk’s decision to rebrand Twitter as X could be fraught with difficulty as competitors including Microsoft and Meta already own trademarks for the same letter. The renaming exercise could set the stage for a legal dispute between tech’s biggest
Vishal Shah, Meta’s Metaverse VP, argues that the metaverse hype cycle is now dead. The executive went on to add that this is a good thing because now he and Meta’s other employees can simply “put our heads down and
Employees working on Meta’s metaverse project are reportedly not as enthusiastic about using the company’s virtual reality (VR) headsets for work meetings, or anything else, Bloomberg reports, citing 11 current and former employees. The workers, who refused to be named,
Mark Zuckerberg has announced the new Meta Quest 3 virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) headset. The new version of the Quest will feature a higher-resolution display, a faster processor, and improved tracking, the Meta founder and CEO claimed.
Meta-owned messaging app WhatsApp has finally added the ability for users to edit messages. People will be able to amend messages within 15 minutes of sending them, the company announced on Monday. “For the moments when you make a mistake,
A team of scientists from South Korea developed an AI model trained exclusively with data from the eerie deep recesses of the internet, the Dark Web. Dubbed DarkBERT, the model can be used to identify and flag cybersecurity threats, including
Facebook is set to be slammed by the Irish regulator as it prepares to punish the social media giant with a €746 million fine for mishandling user information, reports The Guardian. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, acting as the primary privacy
Meta has announced its own AI Sandbox, which it describes as a testing playground for advertisers to trial generative AI tools and services. The Sandbox was unveiled at an event in New York City yesterday, May 11. The social media
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