Meta Releases New Model Llama Guard-7b to Enhance Human-Machine Dialogue Safety

Meta's High-End Smart Glasses, Hypernova, Leaked: Features Built-in Display, Potentially $1400 Price Tag

Bloomberg reports that Meta is preparing to launch a high-end version of its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses with a built-in display, potentially as early as the end of this year. Codenamed Hypernova, these glasses will support running apps and displaying photos, controlled via gestures and capacitive touch on the sides of the frames. The screen, according to the report, will only appear in the bottom-right quadrant of the right lens, optimized for viewing when looking downward. Upon startup, the main screen displays icons horizontally, similar to Meta's...

AliExpress March Promotion Sees AR/VR Glasses Sales Surge 600%, Brand Globalization Plan Helps Chinese Brands Break Through

Sales of AR/VR glasses on AliExpress skyrocketed by 600% during March's big promotion. A strategic brand globalization plan is credited with helping Chinese brands achieve this significant breakthrough in the international market.

Meta's VP of AI Research, Joelle Pineau, to Depart

Joelle Pineau, Meta's Vice President of AI Research, announced on Tuesday via Facebook that she plans to leave the company in May. A highly respected leader within Meta's AI research lab (FAIR) for over two years, she oversaw the company's innovation and development in AI. Pineau's departure comes at a crucial time for Meta, as the company plans to invest up to $65 billion in AI by 2025.

Meta Unveils MoCha: AI System Transforms Text into Vivid Animated Characters with Natural Lip Sync and Movement

Meta, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Waterloo, recently launched MoCha, a novel AI system that generates full-body animated characters with synchronized speech and natural movements from simple text descriptions. This innovative technology promises to significantly enhance content creation efficiency and expressiveness, showcasing immense potential across various fields. Breaking the mold, MoCha's full-body animation with precise lip-sync differs from previous AI models that primarily focused on facial expressions. Its unique ability to render natural full-body movement makes it a groundbreaking advancement.

Meta Unveils MoCha AI System: Generating Character Animations with Synchronized Speech and Movement

Meta, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Waterloo, has developed MoCha, an AI system capable of generating full-body character animations with synchronized speech and natural movements. Unlike previous models focused solely on facial animation, MoCha renders full-body movements from multiple camera angles, encompassing lip-sync, hand gestures, and interactions between multiple characters. MoCha's demonstration highlights the accurate generation of synchronized upper body movements and hand gestures in close-up and medium shots, significantly improving lip-sync accuracy.

Meta AI Research Lead Joelle Pineau to Depart; $65B Investment Plan Continues

Joelle Pineau, VP of Meta AI Research, announced on Tuesday via a Facebook post that she will be leaving her position at Meta in May. Pineau has served as the head of Meta's Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) lab for the past two years, leading the lab's cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence. FAIR is a core internal research team at Meta, led by renowned scientist Yann LeCun. Pineau's departure comes as Meta...

Leading Authors Urge UK Government to Hold Meta Accountable for Copyright Infringement

A group of prominent authors, including Richard Osman, Kazuo Ishiguro, Kate Mosse, and Val McDermid, have signed an open letter calling on the UK government to hold Meta accountable for using copyrighted books in its AI training. The letter requests that the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy, summon Meta representatives to discuss the matter.

Meta's Use of Unpublished Books to Train AI Models Raises Concerns

Last week, The Atlantic launched a new tool to search LibGen, a database allegedly used by Meta to train its AI models. This has raised significant concerns due to the inclusion of numerous unpublished works. Writer Maris Kreizman, in an article for Literary Hub, revealed that her forthcoming essay collection was found in this database. Kreizman stated that her collection is...

Lenovo CTO: Betting on Multimodal AI Collaboration to Build a Model Factory and Accelerate Intelligent Agent Deployment

FuriosaAI, a South Korean AI Chip Startup, Rejects $800 Million Acquisition Bid from Meta

South Korean media reports that FuriosaAI, a startup specializing in AI application chips, recently rejected an $800 million acquisition offer from tech giant Meta. FuriosaAI stated it will continue focusing on independent R&D and production of its AI chips. The report indicates that the breakdown of acquisition talks stemmed from disagreements on business strategy and organizational structure, not the acquisition price itself. Similar to many tech companies building large language models (LLMs), Meta...