… But, unlike Threads, these chats take place in their own Meta AI chat and are only visible to the person asking Meta AI to weigh in, not the entire group. Elsewhere, the new Spark model is also powering a new in-app version of Live AI in the Meta AI app. …
… Meta announced these new features just after it started publicly testing a Grok-style Meta AI chatbot feature on Threads . It quickly faced a backlash from Threads users who don't want to have anything to do with Meta AI and found that there was no way to block the @meta.ai account on the platform.
… "Regardless of any sensational reporting, the facts are simple: we've said before we're exploring these types of features, and what you're seeing is just evidence of that exploration," Meta's Ryan Daniels said in a statement to Engadget. …
… According to Meta, the new labels are an effort to "raise the bar on AI transparency on Instagram." And the language in the new labels is notably more explicit than Meta's " AI info " badges, which indicate that a given post "may" have been created or edited with an AI tool. …
… This also isn't the first time an impossible-to-block Meta AI feature has been met with ridicule and outrage. The company previously launched a bunch of AI-generated Instagram profiles with bizarre personas . Meta said the blocking issue was a "bug" and promptly killed the project.
… It's available under the Manage Storage option when you tap a chat's name. It includes an option to delete just media files from a conversation. And of course it wouldn't be a tech news announcement without at least some AI features present. …
… This includes "conducting market research, surfacing product insights, connecting with the tools to manage your calendar and providing competitive intelligence." Those features aren't widely available yet, though there's a waitlist for interested parties. …
… Screenshots from the Instagram Plus testing phase started appearing online in late March , showing a suite of features not available in the standard app. …
… Muse Spark is available today in the Meta AI app and meta.ai website everywhere where the company offers those services. Meta will begin rolling out the new features the model powers starting in the US. …
… The dangers of AI for teens have been one of multiple reasons countries like Spain have banned social media platforms for kids. One of the most recent and tragic cases was in Canada , where a teen was provided specific details by OpenAI's ChatGPT about how to carry out a school shooting. …