Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Friday that former OpenAI researcher Shengjia Zhao will lead research efforts at the company’s new AI unit, Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL). Zhao contributed to several of OpenAI’s largest breakthroughs, including ChatGPT, GPT-4, and the company’s first AI reasoning model, o1. “I’m excited to share that Shengjia Zhao will be the Chief Scientist of Meta Superintelligence …
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Meta has followed in Google’s footsteps in deciding that pending EU political advertising regulations are so onerous to comply with that they’re not even going to bother. Zuckercorp said in a statement Friday that the Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising (TTPA) regulation, due to go into effect this October, would impose excessive obligations and legal uncertainty on EU advertisers …
Read More »Citing New Rules, Meta Says It Will End Political Ads in E.U. The New York Times Meta to halt political advertising in EU from October, blames EU rules Reuters Meta will cease political ads in European Union by fall, blaming bloc’s new rules apnews.com Meta will no longer accept political, election or issue ads in EU Axios Ending Political, Electoral and Social Issue Advertising …
Read More »LONDON (AP) — Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said Friday that it will stop all political advertising in the European Union by October, blaming legal uncertainty over new rules designed to increase transparency in election campaigns. The social media giant said in a blog post that it will no longer allow ads for political, electoral and social issues on its …
Read More »Meta will no longer accept political, election or issue ads in EU Axios Meta to halt political advertising in EU from October, blames EU rules Reuters Meta will cease political ads in European Union by fall, blaming bloc’s new rules AP News Ending Political, Electoral and Social Issue Advertising in the EU in Response to Incoming European Regulation Meta Store Meta to pull political …
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Meta researchers are developing a wristband that lets people control a computer using hand gestures. This includes moving a cursor, opening apps, and sending messages by writing in the air as if using a pencil. Meta’s wristband employs a technique called surface electromyography (sEMG), which detects electrical signals generated by muscle activity to interpret user movements, as explained in a …
Read More »Meta Unveils Wristband For Controlling Computers With Hand Gestures The New York Times A generic non-invasive neuromotor interface for human-computer interaction Nature Meta wants to replace your mouse and keyboard with this bracelet New Atlas Meta designs gesture-control wristband for computers, NYT reports TipRanks Source link
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Meta says it won’t sign the European Union’s artificial intelligence code of practice agreement, warning that “Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI.” The code published by the EU on July 10th is a voluntary set of guidelines to help companies follow the AI Act’s rules around general-purpose AI before they come into effect in a few weeks. …
Read More »Meta said on Friday that it won’t sign the European Union’s new AI code of practice. The guidelines provide a framework for the EU’s AI Act, which regulates companies operating in the European Union. The EU’s code of practice is voluntary, so Meta was under no legal obligation to sign it. Yet Meta’s Chief Global Affairs Officer, Joel Kaplan, made …
Read More »Meta Says It Won’t Sign EU’s AI Code, Calling It Overreach Bloomberg.com Meta says it won’t sign Europe AI agreement, calling it an overreach that will stunt growth CNBC Guidelines on the scope of obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models under the AI Act EU Digital Strategy Siemens and SAP call for EU to revise its AI regulations – FAZ Reuters AI models …
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