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Meta updates chatbot rules to avoid inappropriate topics with teen users

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Meta says it’s changing the way it trains AI chatbots to prioritize teen safety, a spokesperson exclusively told TechCrunch, following an investigative report on the company’s lack of AI safeguards for minors. The company says it will now train chatbots to no longer engage with teenage users on self-harm, suicide, disordered eating, or potentially inappropriate […]

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Report: Meta is hitting pause on AI hiring after its poaching spree

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Meta has frozen hiring in its AI organization after restructuring the unit earlier this week, reports The Wall Street Journal. The hiring freeze follows weeks of poaching more than 50 AI researchers and engineers from competitors.   The freeze went into effect last week, and it’s not clear how long it will last. Meta is still

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The hidden cost of living amid Mark Zuckerberg’s $110M compound

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Mark Zuckerberg has spent 14 years gobbling up his leafy Palo Alto neighborhood, according to a New York Times report detailing how the Meta CEO has purchased 11 properties for over $110 million to create his own personal fiefdom in Crescent Park. The piecemeal compound features a main residence, guest homes, manicured gardens, and a

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Zuckerberg says people without AI glasses will be at a disadvantage in the future

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Echoing sentiments shared in his “superintelligence”-focused blog post this morning, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expanded on his bullish ideas that glasses will be the primary way users interact with AI in the years ahead. During Meta’s second-quarter earnings call, the social networking exec told investors he believes people without AI glasses will be at a

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Meta to spend up to $72B on AI infrastructure in 2025 as compute arms race escalates

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Meta is pouring money into the physical and technical infrastructure needed to scale its AI ambitions. The company said Wednesday in its second-quarter earnings report that it plans to more than double its spend on building AI infrastructure, like data centers and servers.  “We currently expect 2025 capital expenditures, including principal payments on finance leases,

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Zuckerberg signals Meta won’t open source all of its ‘superintelligence’ AI models

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared his vision on Wednesday for “personal superintelligence,” the idea that people should be able to use AI to achieve their personal goals.  Smuggled into the letter is a signal that Meta is shifting how it plans to release AI models as it pursues “superintelligence.” “We believe the benefits of superintelligence

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Meta reportedly hires four more researchers from OpenAI

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Looks like Meta isn’t done poaching talent from OpenAI. Earlier this week, TechCrunch reported that Meta had hired influential OpenAI researcher Trapit Bansal, and according to The Wall Street Journal, it also hired three other researchers from the company. Now The Information is reporting four more Meta hires from OpenAI: Researchers Shengjia Zhao, Jiahui Yu,

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Scale AI confirms ‘significant’ investment from Meta, says CEO Alexanr Wang is leaving

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Data-labeling company Scale AI confirmed on Friday that it has received a “significant” investment from Meta that values the startup at $29 billion. The startup also said its co-founder and CEO Alexandr Wang is stepping down from his role to join Meta and help the bigger company with its AI work. Reports indicate that Meta

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Scale AI confirms ‘significant’ investment from Meta, says CEO Alexandr Wang is leaving

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Data-labeling company Scale AI confirmed on Friday that it has received a “significant” investment from Meta that values the startup at $29 billion. The startup also said its co-founder and CEO Alexandr Wang is stepping down from his role to join Meta and help the bigger company with its AI work. Reports indicate that Meta

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