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virtual assistants will surge into WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-09-27 19:36:41
The Meta Group unveiled the AI Studio chatbot creation platform, as well as the Meta Quest 3 mixed reality headset and RayBan Meta smart glasses.
And if “Max the cook», «Lorena the traveler», «Lily the editor» or «Victor the sports trainer» become your next contacts on WhatsApp… even if they don’t really exist? The Meta group unveiled Wednesday during its Meta Connect conference a series of virtual assistants with a strong personality with which Internet users will be able to converse and ask for advice for their daily lives.
Blending the boundaries between real and virtual, the Californian group asked celebrities to lend their features to these artificial intelligences. Naomi Osaka, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dog, Kendall Jenner, and American content creators MrBeast and Charli d’Amelio took part in the game. In 2024, these robots will have a voice.
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This series of “chatbots» (conversational robots) is the first demonstration of the capabilities of AI Studio, a platform which will soon allow developers to create their own virtual assistants, which will work on the group’s messaging systems. “I don’t believe there will be just one big, centralized artificial intelligence in the future. We will instead interact with a series of AI for specific uses», Explained CEO Mark Zuckerberg on stage.
A cautious deployment
Meta indicates that in the first half of 2024, influencers will be able to use these AIs to interact with their fans. And in the future, businesses present on Instagram will be able to use it to partially automate their customer service. Mark Zuckerberg, however, exercised great caution. This last option is in the preliminary testing phase with a handful of brands, and it will not be open to all of Meta’s professional customers anytime soon.
«The safety of these AI is a critical aspect“, he stressed, explaining that these chatbots should not damage the image of a company by talking nonsense. “We’re going to roll out these products much more slowly than usual, and make sure they’re beneficial. But I remain optimistic, and I am sure that we will see incredible new use cases emerge.»
The Meta group will nevertheless put online at the end of the year, in beta version, its Meta AI assistant, a sort of ChatGPT connected to the Internet thanks to a partnership with Microsoft’s Bing search engine. Meta AI can be queried during any conversation on Messenger or WhatsApp. It will also be able to generate images and stickers on demand using the Emu (Expressive Media Universe) model.
Smart glasses
Meta AI will also be integrated into RayBan Meta Smartglasses, the group’s new connected glasses produced in partnership with the EssilorLuxoticca group. In 2024, these smart glasses will be able to understand what the wearer sees, and recognize a monument, translate a menu, or indicate how to repair a leaking faucet. The questions, processed by Meta AI, will be asked orally.
The new connected RayBans designed by Meta CARLOS BARRIA / REUTERS
These connected RayBans, which will also allow you to make live videos on Instagram, will be sold in the United States on October 17 starting at $299. “We want to offer affordable products. This is as important to us as being at the cutting edge of technology“, said Mark Zuckerberg.
A low-cost mixed reality headset
Meta’s CEO repeated the same message during the presentation of the Meta Quest 3 mixed reality headset, due in the United States on October 10 for $499. A price that mightn’t be further from the $3,500 of Apple’s Vision Pro, which will be released in early 2024… “These technologies must be accessible to all“, he proclaimed on stage.
Read alsoThe Vision Pro headset rekindles the rivalry between Apple and Meta
Meta Quest 3 is the group’s first standalone mixed reality headset, “wireless or external battery“. Users will see both the real world (their living room, their office, etc.) and virtual elements like a video game. Tools for professionals will also be available.
For Mark Zuckerberg, these three announcements foreshadow the convergence between mixed reality, connected glasses, and artificial intelligence. The word “metaverse”, dear to the founder of Facebook and for which the group invests more than 10 billion dollars per year, has been uttered numerous times.
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New Xbox, controller… Microsoft victim of a data leak revealing its projects
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-09-19 17:55:11
By PLB
Published 2 hours ago, Updated now
Sensitive Microsoft data has been leaked online. GONZALO FUENTES / REUTERS
Unveiled this Tuesday, confidential data lifts the veil on the ambitions of the American giant. The next games from developer Bethesda would also be affected.
Hard blow for Microsoft. This Tuesday, several confidential and major projects of the American giant were disclosed on the Internet, following a major leak of more than 38 terabytes of data occurring as part of the group’s takeover of the American video game publisher Activision -Blizzard. Among them are sensitive information, including personal backups of the computers of two employees of the group, passwords but also valuable information on several major projects to come for the American tech giant.
These documents were published while Microsoft was engaged in proceedings once morest the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the American competition watchdog, which was trying to suspend the acquisition of the video game publisher Activision (publisher of games Call of Duty, Candy Crush, World of Warcraft…). «The FTC was not responsible for uploading Microsoft’s plans for its games and consoles to the court’s website», Said a representative of the institution, Douglas Farrar, on X.
The information has already been widely relayed on social networks by several enthusiasts from the world of tech and video games. Among the many discoveries, Microsoft is reportedly planning to release a new version of its Xbox series X – under the code name Brooklin – displaying a futuristic, rounded design and new features. This new console would have no disc drive, have 2 terabytes of storage, and cost $499. In addition, a modernized version of the Xbox Series S console, as well as a new state-of-the-art controller, called Sebile, are also in the works, according to information revealed by the American site The Verge.
Microsoft was also keeping an eye on the launch of the PlayStation 5, Sony’s latest console, expecting to maintain a technological advantage over its competitor. The American company would also like to launch its next generation of consoles in 2028.
Furthermore, the developer Bethesda, which has just released Starfield, would also have important projects in its portfolio. Its next highly anticipated game, The Elder Scrolls 6, would not be scheduled until 2026, and would not be released on PlayStation. Additionally, the studio is reportedly working on remastered versions of these games Fallout 3 and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Its teams would also work on the sequel to Dishonored, the next installment in the Doom series, and a sequel to Ghostwire: Tokyo.
For the moment, the American giant has not commented on this leak of information, which is therefore neither confirmed nor denied. But the FTC removed the documents, which were accessible online.
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Apple to update iPhone 12 to comply with European rules
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-09-15 08:14:00
By Le Figaro with AFP
Published 40 minutes ago, Updated 38 minutes ago
Apple will update the iPhone 12 to comply with European rules. STEPHANE MAHE / REUTERS
Under pressure from French and European authorities, the giant Apple will update the software of its product.
Apple will update the iPhone 12 in France, in order to comply with European standards on the level of wave emission and obtain the lifting of the withdrawal of its marketing in France, we learned from the giant on Friday Californian and the French Minister for Digital Affairs.
«After discussions and as requested (Tuesday) by the ANFR (the frequency agency), the manufacturer Apple assured me that it would implement an update on the iPhone 12 in the coming days», Said Jean-Noël Barrot in a statement sent to AFP.
More information to come…
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