Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk
… Mercor contractors were not told exactly why their Meta projects were being paused. …
… Mercor contractors were not told exactly why their Meta projects were being paused. …
… Meta first shared details about its chip development plans in 2023, when it released its first product under the MTIA banner. …
… Santosh Janardhan, Meta’s head of infrastructure, appeared on stage and said he thought the Arm chip was going to “expand the chip industry on multiple axes.” As Meta pushes toward “personal superintelligence"—AI that will make its apps deeply personalized—Janardhan said the company needs more sili… …
… Meta is also urged to disclose any known instances of its wearables being used in stalking, harassment, or domestic violence cases; disclose any past or ongoing discussions with federal law enforcement agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, about … …
… It has even struck agreements with major AI labs like Microsoft, Meta, and xAI to power similar features in their products. …
… After triggering NameTag with Foucault’s image, the app produced a notification: “Person recognized.” “The main components of a face-recognition feature are already in Meta's companion app,” Buchodi says. “Not many pieces stand between this and a working feature.” In April, more than 70 advocacy gr… …
… A lot of this is focused on future state stuff, but we do have—Nvidia chips are facing competition. Google making its own chips. Cerebras is a startup that is making chips that specialize in AI. We've seen Meta having its own adventures. …
… With more manufacturers entering the category, production has scaled, and factories are now more able to produce aluminum shells at volume. Competition is bringing costs down, even if the best-made examples still command a premium. …
… I mean, I will say this about Meta. The world that Meta is creating is just quite simply not the world that I want to live in. I do not think that their products reflect a vision of the future that feels exciting or inspiring to me, versus companies where you are not fundamentally the product. …
… You've seen that, I think, for a long time when you see this $80 billion bet or whatever it was on the metaverse and then saying, "Oh, nevermind, here's this new shiny thing." AI is not another metaverse. …