Meta's New AI Tool Can't Be Turned Off
Meta AI is the social media giant’s newest tool, and some users are unfamiliar with how it works. The feature, which rolled out in over a dozen countries on April 18, aims to make tasks easier for users.
“With Meta AI at your fingertips, you can research topics, explore interests, get how-to advice, and learn new hobbies. Leading search providers have been integrated so you can get up-to-date information from the web. Now, you can also ask Meta AI anything with search across our family of apps,” the Meta AI website states.
Accessibility of Meta AI
USA Today shared the extent to which the AI feature is available. “Meta AI can be accessed in the Facebook feed and on Instagram search, and Meta is rolling out beta testing in the U.S. on WhatsApp to create images from text in real time using the AI’s Imagine feature,” the source wrote. The feature cannot be turned off, but people can use the search tools as normal if they’d like.
The Meta AI can be used directly from its website as well. On the site, people can “ask Meta AI anything.” Example prompts include “Create a packing list for a trip,” “Make my email sounds more professional,” “Play 90s music trivia,” “Help me with an assignment,” “Simulate a mock interview” or “Paint NYC in watercolor.” From there, the system asks additional questions to create something for the user. Unprompted questions can be asked as well.
Impact of Meta's AI Tool
Upon the launch of the AI feature, Meta’s shares fell 15%. The BBC reported, “Mark Zuckerberg said it would take some time before its huge AI investment increased revenues.” Sophie Lund-Yates, from Hargreaves Lansdown, said Meta’s ‘substantial investment’ in AI has helped it get people to spend time on its platforms, so advertisers were willing to spend more money ‘in a time when digital advertising uncertainty remains rife’” the BBC said.
Movieguide® previously reported on Meta: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to change how children are educated through virtual reality headsets. Per CNN, “Later this year, Meta will launch new software for educators that aims to make it easier to use its VR headsets in the classroom. The tools will let teachers manage and program multiple Quest headsets at once, give them access to a range of education-related apps and provide greater oversight and control of how students are using the devices.”
“You will be able to teach biology and chemistry without having to have a fully equipped laboratory in the future,” said Nick Clegg, Meta’s President of Global Affairs. “You will be able to walk the streets of Ancient Rome with students.”
