Briefly:

• The company announced a new AI tool that it hopes will get Metaverse campaigns back on track.
• Zuckerberg introduced new AI tools, along with the new Quest 3 VR headset and the latest Ray-Ban smart glasses.
• The company will use Emu computer vision models to power its new AI technology stack.

Meta hasn’t given up on the Metaverse yet. Earlier this year, the company appeared to shift its focus to artificial intelligence, leading some to believe it had “discovered a new toy.” However, Zuckerberg insisted that the focus on AI is part of the Metaverse strategy.

On Wednesday, the CEO of Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook) unveiled a technology stack of new artificial intelligence tools, Ray-Ban smart glasses, and a celebrity-approved digital assistant at the Meta Connect conference that he hopes will power his company’s Metaverse. I’m looking forward to it. motion.

The new AI tool will leverage Meta’s technology. emu computer vision modeluse photogenic needles to generate a wide range of visual concepts from your text.

This announcement follows Meta’s recent rollout of Horizon Worlds to mobile and web platforms, allowing users to experience the Metaverse without a VR headset. The text-to-image model allows WhatsApp and Messenger users to share digital stickers that can be automatically created with a written prompt.

This follows the growing popularity of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Google Bard, which Metaverse companies are leveraging to power the generation of 3D content.

For example, a user can write “pizza playing basketball” and a digital sticker of an animated pizza slice holding a basketball is generated.

A new set of AI tools will debut on Instagram in October, allowing users to change their photos and images with a written prompt in less than five seconds.

“Kids say they’re not fast enough, but they can really cook in five seconds,” Zuckerberg said.

The company’s long-term vision is to allow users to automatically generate realistic visuals within Meta’s chat tools, in a similar way to Discord’s Midjourney AI app.

The company also rolled out an AI digital assistant that works like ChatGPT. The Meta AI digital assistant leverages Microsoft Bing to generate responses to prompts that require real-time information.

The company has partnered with famous celebrities such as Paris Hilton, Mr. Beast and Kendall Jenner to create digital characters.

Using the latest version of Ray-Ban smart glasses developed with EssilorLuxottica, Zuckerberg explained how the company is using AI to build the foundation of the Metaverse. The glasses, which cost $299 a pair, will be available for purchase starting October 17 and include Meta’s AI software to help people identify landmarks and translate signs when looking at different objects. Become.

“Until this past year’s AI breakthroughs, I thought smart glasses might only become truly ubiquitous if we actually moved forward with holograms and displays and all that stuff.” Zuckerberg Said.

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