San Francisco: Meta has announced the launch of an upgraded version of its AI assistant, Meta AI, leveraging advancements in the Llama 3 open source language model. This new iteration promises to be smarter and faster, positioning itself as one of the most intelligent AI assistants available for public use.
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s co-founder and CEO, expressed his confidence in the enhanced capabilities of Meta AI, highlighting its evolution since its initial release last year. The improvements are attributed to the latest version of the Llama model, Llama 3, which Meta has integrated into its AI technology.
Meta’s decision to utilize an open source model allows developers outside the company to customize Llama 3, contributing to its continuous improvement. Meta plans to incorporate these external enhancements and insights into future updates of its AI assistant.
“We’re excited about the potential that generative AI technology can have for people who use Meta products and for the broader ecosystem,” Meta stated in a blog post.
However, Meta emphasizes the importance of responsible development and deployment of AI technology, particularly in addressing potential risks such as weapons, cyberattacks, and child exploitation. The company has implemented safeguards to mitigate these risks, conducting thorough evaluations to ensure the AI models’ performance aligns with ethical standards.
Despite the advancements, Meta acknowledges the challenge of preventing AI models from providing inaccurate or inappropriate responses, commonly referred to as “hallucinations.” To address this issue, Meta has fine-tuned Llama 3 to better discern between innocuous prompts and those that raise concerns.
Moreover, Meta is committed to transparency regarding the use of AI-generated content on its platform. Beginning in May, the company will label videos, audio, and images as “Made with AI” to inform users about content generated by AI technology.
While Llama 3 currently supports English, Meta plans to introduce multilingual capabilities in the near future, allowing for broader accessibility and engagement.
The unveiling of the enhanced Meta AI marks another step forward in Meta’s AI development journey, demonstrating the company’s dedication to innovation and responsible AI utilization.
