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Former OpenAI board member said companies are going to start trying to poach Meta's new AI hires from day one
- Meta has been aggressively poaching AI talent from rivals like OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic.
- Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner expressed skepticism about Meta's ability to retain their new AI hires due to organizational politics.
- Toner mentioned that companies will try to poach Meta's new AI talent back from day one.
- Meta's $15 billion investment in data-labeling firm ScaleAI includes hiring its founder as the Chief AI Officer.
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Meta’s AI chatbots may soon slide into your DMs with unprompted messages
- Meta is testing a new feature where AI chatbots can initiate conversations on its platforms without users messaging first.
- The AI chatbots created using Meta's AI Studio will remember past conversations and send follow-up messages.
- Users can choose to keep their AI bots private or share them through various channels for more engaging conversations.
- Concerns arise regarding AI engagement, with examples like Character.AI facing a lawsuit linked to a bot's involvement in a teenager's death.
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When Meta Recruits OpenGL Experts: Who's Actually Winning?
- Meta has recruited experts from the OpenGL community, indicating a shift in technical power balance towards knowledge holders.
- This move comes as Meta focuses on the metaverse, AR/VR, and graphical frameworks, signaling a demand for high-performance graphics.
- While Meta's recruitment shows its ability to attract top talent, it also reveals gaps in in-house capabilities and a need for strong graphical foundations.
- The recruitment highlights the enduring strength of the OpenGL ecosystem, emphasizing real innovation in open-source communities and the value of nurturing talent.
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Report: Meta is developing chatbots that will send unsolicited messages to users
- Meta is developing chatbots to send unsolicited messages on Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram.
- The AI bots will reference previous conversations, ask engaging questions, and follow guidelines.
- Chatbots are part of ‘Project Omni,’ aimed at re-engagement with users and brands.
- Meta aims to increase retention rates by using proactive chatbots for user interactions.
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Safe Superintelligence CEO Daniel Gross joins Meta’s new AI lab
- Meta Platforms Inc. has hired artificial intelligence executive Daniel Gross and may acquire a stake in his VC firm, NFDG.
- Gross was CEO of Safe Superintelligence Inc., succeeded by Ilya Sutskever, who rebuffed Meta's acquisition offer for SSI.
- Meta plans to hire Gross for its Meta Superintelligence Labs, focusing on advanced AI models, separate from SSI.
- Meta might indirectly acquire a stake in SSI through NFDG; recruiting high-profile researchers and offering lucrative deals to strengthen their AI initiatives.
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Massively Overthinking: Is vertical progression still sustainable for MMOs?
- Opinions differ on sustainability of vertical progression in MMOs for longevity and player interest.
- While some argue for balancing vertical and horizontal progression, others advocate for quicker access.
- Critics suggest vertical progression can lead to inflated sense of skill, time-consuming grinds, and account risks.
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The AI Arms Race: Inside the Ambitions of Tech’s Biggest Titans
- The 2020s are marked by a focus on artificial intelligence (AI) with tech giants like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Apple, and Meta investing significantly in AI technologies.
- Microsoft has integrated generative AI into products like Word, Excel, and Outlook through its investment in OpenAI, focusing on productivity enhancement.
- Google leverages its vast user base across platforms like Gmail, Maps, and YouTube to drive innovation and improve user experiences using AI.
- AI is woven into Apple's core apps to offer functionalities like voice assistants and personalization, prioritizing user privacy by processing data on-device.
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Not everyone is thrilled with Threads’ DMs
- Users, primarily women, are upset about Instagram Threads adding direct messages (DMs) and are calling for an opt-out option due to harassment concerns.
- Despite DMs being a common feature on social platforms, some Threads users preferred the absence of this feature.
- Concerns raised include potential harassment, flooded inboxes with bots/spam, and the lack of a way to disable the DM feature.
- Meta's incorporation of DMs tied to followers has been criticized as it limits user control over who can reach them on the platform, leading to user backlash over the feature addition.
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Battlefield 6 Reportedly Has A Massive Budget Of Over $400 Million
- Battlefield 6, rumored to have a massive budget over $400 million.
- EA reportedly aiming for 100 million players, a significant increase from past games.
- The next Battlefield to include free-to-play mode and face challenges with development.
- Development team facing mental exhaustion and long hours due to deadline pressures.
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Meta has found another way to keep you engaged: Chatbots that message you first
- Meta is working with Alignerr to train AI chatbots named 'The Maestro of Movie Magic' to reach out to users unprompted on Messenger, WhatsApp, or Instagram, based on leaked documents reviewed by Business Insider.
- The AI chatbots will send follow-ups within 14 days after a user initiates a conversation and if the user has sent at least five messages to the bot within that timeframe, as confirmed by Meta to TechCrunch.
- Engagement with AI chatbots has potential risks; as seen with Character.AI, which is facing a lawsuit for the alleged involvement of one of its bots in the death of a 14-year-old boy.
- Meta's deployment of AI chatbots aligns with Mark Zuckerberg's goal to combat loneliness, but revenue projections suggest significant monetization potential through advertising, subscriptions, and integration with products like Horizon VR.
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The new shooter from Romero Games loses funding as staff post they've been let go thanks to Microsoft cuts
- Romero Games announces that funding for their next shooter has been pulled by its publisher following mass layoffs at Microsoft.
- Former staff members at Romero Games have shared on social media that they have lost their jobs as part of the Microsoft cuts.
- Romero Games, founded by Doom co-creator John Romero and Brenda Romero, stated that the decision to pull funding was made at a high level within the publisher.
- The studio is currently evaluating next steps and supporting the team after the unfortunate layoffs, with former employees expressing disappointment over the situation.
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WhatsApp Business Gets Major Boost With New Meta Tools
- Meta introduced significant new features on the WhatsApp Business Platform at Meta's Conversations conference in Miami.
- Businesses can now create and manage ads, customer chat, and support on WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram from a single dashboard using Meta's Ads Manager.
- Meta also launched a Business AI assistant to help manage customer messages and introduced voice and video calling capabilities for larger businesses.
- The updates aim to enhance marketing, customer support, and communication, ultimately assisting companies in improving service and consumer loyalty.
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The AI Elephant in the Room
- AI startups are commanding sky-high valuations with little revenue or profitability.
- Investors focus on talent, data assets, and algorithmic capabilities to gauge long-term value.
- Valuations pose whether they reflect future profitability or exuberant 'vibe valuing'.
- Talent war intensifies as top AI engineers attract massive pay packages from tech giants.
- Market in speculative phase, with high valuations and demand for elite talent.
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Meta salaries: See how much AI engineers, researchers, and more at the tech giant get paid
- Meta is offering high salaries in the mid-six figures to attract AI engineers and researchers.
- Federal filings reveal that the highest-paid research engineer at Meta earns up to $440,000 in base salary.
- The disclosed salary ranges for various roles at Meta show that software engineers can earn up to $480,000, while machine learning roles top out at $440,000.
- The article highlights the intense competition for AI talent in Silicon Valley, with Meta reportedly offering lucrative compensation packages to attract top talent.
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Advertisers don’t have to play Peek-a-Boo with consumers anymore, thanks to Advantage+
- Forget guessing what your wife wants for her birthday; Meta's Advantage+ targeting helps businesses.
- Advantage+ is Meta's tool aiding in showing the right ads on Facebook and Instagram.
- It automates audience selection, budgeting, ad placements, and enhances campaign efficiency for advertisers.
- Advantage+ isn't a single tool but a suite of features under Meta's ad system.
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