Meta AI rolls out for WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook in India
6 months ago

Meta AI rolls out for WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook in India

India TV News  

Meta has started rolling out the Meta AI- its AI chatbot for Indian users. The AI assistant will be accessible via popular platforms of the company which includes WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Messenger, along with a dedicated website at Meta.AI. Availability and integration Meta AI will be integrated into multiple Meta applications seamlessly and users will be able to access the assistant for enhanced search capabilities and real-time insights while being able to navigate via Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp. Furthermore, the AI could be used in group chats to fetch real-time information from Google and Microsoft, making it a versatile tool for tasks like planning trips or finding less crowded routes to destinations. Phased rollout and availability Despite the official launch, some users may not yet have access to Meta AI in India.

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Meta’s misuse of its market clout served a privacy alert to millions
1 month ago

Meta’s misuse of its market clout served a privacy alert to millions

Live Mint  

News of Meta Platforms being slapped with a ₹213 crore penalty by the Competition Commission of India was met with some degree of satisfaction by WhatsApp users who had felt bullied by its 2021 privacy-policy update that offered us no choice but to let it share our data with other platforms owned by the US-based company once called Facebook. While …

Meta AI tools come to UK for first time
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Meta AI tools come to UK for first time

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Meta’s generative AI tools, including …

Meta to start using public posts on Facebook, Instagram in UK to train AI
3 months, 1 week ago

Meta to start using public posts on Facebook, Instagram in UK to train AI

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms will begin training its AI models using public content shared by adults on Facebook and Instagram in the UK over the coming months, the company said, after it had paused the training in the region following a regulatory backlash. The company will use public posts including photos, captions and comments to train its generative artificial intelligence models, it …

India emerging as largest market for Meta AI usage
4 months, 3 weeks ago

India emerging as largest market for Meta AI usage

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: India is becoming the largest market for Meta AI usage, according to Meta CFO Susan Li. “We’re seeing particularly promising signs on WhatsApp in terms of retention and engagement, which has coincided with India becoming our largest market for Meta AI usage,” she said. In the US, the company is rolling out new features like Imagine Edit, which …

Meta AI now available in Hindi: How to use?
5 months ago

Meta AI now available in Hindi: How to use?

India TV News  

Meta has reportedly announced that its artificial intelligence assistant named 'Meta AI' is now available in seven new languages including Hindi. "Llama 405B's improved reasoning capabilities make it possible for Meta AI to understand and answer your more complex questions, especially on the topics of maths and coding," the company said. The AI model "can get help on your maths …

WhatsApp India bans more than 66 lakh accounts in May: Know-why?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

WhatsApp India bans more than 66 lakh accounts in May: Know-why?

India TV News  

WhatsApp, a Meta-owned instant messaging platform said that it banned more than 66 lakh accounts in India in May for violating the laws of the land. Out of 6,620,000 banned WhatsApp accounts, 1,255,000 were proactively blocked, before any reports from users, the social media company said in a statement. The popular mobile messaging platform, which has more than 550 million …

Meta Now Brings AI Chatbot To All WhatsApp, Facebook Users In India: Know More
6 months ago

Meta Now Brings AI Chatbot To All WhatsApp, Facebook Users In India: Know More

News 18  

WhatsApp, Facebook And Instagram users in India can now access the Meta AI chatbot that lets you create images, answer queries and even help you make a quick search for a restaurant and more. “You can use Meta AI in feed, chats and more across our apps to get things done, create content, and deep dive on topics, without having …

Meta AI now in India on WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram: How to access
6 months ago

Meta AI now in India on WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram: How to access

Hindustan Times  

Facebook parent Meta made its artificial intelligence chatbot Meta AI available to uses in India months after the tech giant tested the AI chatbot with a section of users in India. Meta AI launch comes just a week after Google extended the mobile app of its AI chatbot Gemini to India with nine Indian languages. Meta AI will be available …

Meta halts European AI model launch following Irish government's request
6 months, 1 week ago

Meta halts European AI model launch following Irish government's request

India TV News  

Meta, a popular social media company headed by Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly said that it will not launch its Meta AI models in the European market now. At issue is Meta's plan to use personal data to train its artificial intelligence models without seeking consent, the company said THAT it would use publicly available and licensed online information. Meta further …

Facebook owner Meta seeks to train AI model on European data as it faces privacy concerns
6 months, 1 week ago

Facebook owner Meta seeks to train AI model on European data as it faces privacy concerns

The Hindu  

Meta wants to use data from users in privacy-conscious Europe to train its artificial intelligence models, the social media giant said Monday as it faces concerns about data protection while battling to keep up with rivals like OpenAI and Google. Meta's AI training efforts are hampered by stringent European Union data privacy laws, which give people control over how their …

Facebook owner Meta seeks to train AI model on European data as it faces privacy concerns
6 months, 1 week ago

Facebook owner Meta seeks to train AI model on European data as it faces privacy concerns

Associated Press  

LONDON — Meta wants to use data from users in privacy-conscious Europe to train its artificial intelligence models, the social media giant said Monday as it faces concerns about data protection while battling to keep up with rivals like OpenAI and Google. Meta’s AI training efforts are hampered by stringent European Union data privacy laws, which give people control over …

Meta Verified arrives to WhatsApp Business in India: Here's what it is, how it will help
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Meta Verified arrives to WhatsApp Business in India: Here's what it is, how it will help

India TV News  

Meta is rolling out a new feature for its users in India. “And, Meta Verified on WhatsApp is coming to Brazil, India, Indonesia and Colombia so people know when they’re chatting with authentic shops and services,” Zuckerberg announced at the event. The Meta Verified badge on WhatsApp indicates that a business is authentic, providing users with confidence that the business …

India ranks among top nations in embracing artificial intelligence
8 months ago

India ranks among top nations in embracing artificial intelligence

India TV News  

As the Asia-Pacific region experiences a surge in the adoption of Generative AI, India is set to join the most rapidly expanding markets in the forthcoming years. Furthermore, the region is most likely to witness GenAI spending soar to USD 26 billion by 2027, with a compound annual growth rate of 95.4 per cent for the period. “China is projected …

Meta blocks certain election-related responses in its AI chatbot in India
8 months ago

Meta blocks certain election-related responses in its AI chatbot in India

India TV News  

Meta recently started testing its AI chatbot Meta AI in India. A spokesperson for Meta recently stated to TechCrunch that their new technology may not always generate the intended response, which is a common occurrence in all generative AI systems. While the company is not blocking responses to queries containing party names, you may receive the same standard answer mentioned …

Meta rollouts Llama 3-powered Meta AI across WhatsApp, Instagram, more: Check features, availability
8 months ago

Meta rollouts Llama 3-powered Meta AI across WhatsApp, Instagram, more: Check features, availability

India TV News  

Meta has updated its AI chatbot service with a new large language model. “You can use Meta AI on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger to get things done, learn, create, and connect with the things that matter to you. “We want Meta AI to be available when you’re trying to get things done at your computer too, so we’re rolling …

Meta testing AI chatbot across Instagram and WhatsApp in India
8 months, 1 week ago

Meta testing AI chatbot across Instagram and WhatsApp in India

India TV News  

Meta, the parent company of Facebook has been currently testing for an artificial intelligence chatbot, which might be named Meta AI. Instagram Integration In Instagram, Meta AI is accessible via a direct messaging feature where users can tap on the Meta AI icon in the search bar to interact directly with the chatbot one-on-one. Like other existing AI assistants - …

Meta starts rolling out AI chatbot to Instagram and WhatsApp, available to limited users
8 months, 1 week ago

Meta starts rolling out AI chatbot to Instagram and WhatsApp, available to limited users

India Today  

WhatsApp, a Meta-owned messaging platform, has initiated the integration of Meta AI chatbot directly into its search bar section. The feature, which was previously spotted in WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.7.14 update and now in the stable version, allows users to clear their queries using Meta AI chatbot. The innovative feature, currently being tested in select regions, aims to streamline …

Meta likely to establish first data centre in India at Reliance’s Chennai campus, says report
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Meta likely to establish first data centre in India at Reliance’s Chennai campus, says report

Live Mint  

Tech and social media giant Meta Platforms is poised to establish its inaugural data centre in India at the Reliance Industries campus located in Chennai, The Economic Times reported citing sources. The domestic facility is anticipated to bolster Meta's operational capabilities, with plans to establish four to five nodes across various locations within India, thereby enhancing data processing speed in …

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was warned that Instagram and Facebook could go extinct, here is why
1 year ago

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was warned that Instagram and Facebook could go extinct, here is why

India Today  

ChatGPT launched in November 2022 and took the world by surprise. And now, reports say that the situation was similar at Meta too, as the company's top AI scientist had warned CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the "possible extinction" of Facebook and Instagram if they didn't catch up with ChatGPT. According to a report by The New York Times, Yann LeCun, …

WhatsApp will soon allow users to share status photos and videos on Instagram, here is how
1 year ago

WhatsApp will soon allow users to share status photos and videos on Instagram, here is how

India Today  

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, has been committed to seamlessly integrating the features of its social media platforms-Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. According to a recent report by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is set to unveil a new feature that will allow users to seamlessly share their status updates as Stories on Instagram. The report suggests that the feature will be an …

Meta launches UPI payments for WhatsApp Business messaging in India
1 year, 3 months ago

Meta launches UPI payments for WhatsApp Business messaging in India

The Hindu  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Wednesday that India would get access to payments via WhatsApp Business messaging, allowing customers to pay businesses on the app with the UPI option of their choice. Zuckerberg made the announcement virtually during the Meta Conversations event focusing on WhatsApp Business, at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. The accepted payment methods now …

Meta says India most significant country for all new things across its platforms
2 years, 1 month ago

Meta says India most significant country for all new things across its platforms

The Hindu  

India is the most significant country for Meta in terms of all the new things that feature across its platforms Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, a top company official said. Meta has also provided a great opportunity for numerous brands and millions of creators to express their creativity and build audiences in India through short-form videos, said Manish Chopra, Director and …

A dive into the fate of FB, Twitter, WhatsApp as new IT rules deadline ends
3 years, 6 months ago

A dive into the fate of FB, Twitter, WhatsApp as new IT rules deadline ends

Business Standard  

Incidents of inter-community riots and chaos due to a social media message, forwarded several times, have become a big headache for the government and local law enforcement agencies. Hence, under the Information Technology Rules 2021, published on February 25, social media platforms were asked to actively monitor the content on their platform, among other things. Meanwhile, Facebook has indicated that …

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