The Metaverse | Company Digitizes Celebrities Into Avatars
As the metaverse becomes a reality, NBC News' Savannah Sellers speaks to Julia Haart, CEO of the Elite World Group, and gets an inside look on her life-like avatars of the world's best known models, performers and influencers as they are launched into the metaverse.
kD08T1m495Yzuckerberg-wasted-his-ai-talent-spending-billions-to-replace-itZuckerberg Wasted His AI Talent | Spending Billions To Replace ItAt Meta, a chaotic culture and lack of vision have led to brain drain, with rivals saying its AI talent is lackluster. But Zuckerberg’s frenzied hiring spree hasn’t stopped the departures.
prrWESXl7wgmatt-williams-new-ollama-ui-the-game-changer-for-local-aiMatt Williams | New Ollama UI, The Game Changer for local AIOllama just dropped their first official GUI and it's a game-changer for local AI! The CLI king is finally giving users what they've been asking for.
0SXCIfFK5r8superintelligence-is-now-in-sight-mark-zuckerbergs-master-planSuperintelligence is Now in Sight | Mark Zuckerberg's Master PlanPersonal Superintelligence...
HEkjTYr8Mkcthe-14-billion-ai-acquisition-that-changes-everythingThe $14 Billion AI Acquisition That Changes EverythingMeta just dropped $14 billion on what looks like a simple data labeling company… but this isn’t just another tech acquisition. This is Zuckerberg’s desperate play to avoid becoming the next Blackberry of AI.
pF1UvN7SEGUfireship-zuckerberg-is-looking-pretty-desperate-right-nowFireship | Zuckerberg is Looking Pretty Desperate Right NowAccording to Sam Altman, Meta's attempts to win the AI race are getting as desperate as they are expensive.
wOBqh9JqCDYai-explained-llama-4-anti-climax-superintelligence-in-2027AI Explained | Llama 4 Anti-Climax | Superintelligence in 2027The latest on Llama 4, and whether it signals a slowdown in AI, or solid progress.
r8d62HsnQA0meta-just-released-llama-4-scout-and-maverickMeta Just Released LLaMA 4 Scout and MaverickThey are dropping models on Saturday. We can't even have a weekend off!
JwzKDgBjqlUsabine-hossenfelder-community-notes-are-a-bad-ideaSabine Hossenfelder | Community Notes are a Bad IdeaAs the Trump inauguration approaches, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta is changing its content moderation policies.
KoKupurWghcnvidias-new-ai-model-llama-31-is-outperforming-gpt-4oNvidia’s new AI model Llama-3.1 is outperforming GPT-4oNvidia’s new AI model, Llama-3.1-Nemotron-70B-Instruct, is outperforming GPT-4o with impressive benchmark results.
L0ZivRz7vtwmovie-gen-metas-next-ai-video-generation-modelMovie Gen | Meta's Next AI Video Generation ModelIn this episode, I dive into Meta's groundbreaking AI video generation model, 'Movie Gen,' which has set a new standard in the industry.
avXkpM6XZucllama-32-is-beating-openai-at-their-own-gameLlama 3.2 is Beating OpenAI at Their Own GameMeta's Llama 3.2 AI is making waves by surpassing major competitors like OpenAI, offering real-time voice interaction, vision capabilities, and advanced data processing.
l_QruJ0Kv9Umeta-connect-2024-everything-revealed-in-12-minutesMeta Connect 2024 | Everything Revealed in 12 MinutesAt Meta Connect 2024, Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg reveals a slew of AR/VR and AI news. See it all here in under 12 minutes.
nYZwXMhoQogai-revolution-meta-ai-studio-create-your-own-ai-replicaAI Revolution | Meta AI Studio | Create Your Own AI ReplicaMeta has launched AI Studio, a platform allowing users to create and customize their own AI characters without technical skills, and SAM 2, a powerful model for real-time video segmentation.
Tf1nooXtUHEai-explained-llama-405b-full-92-page-analysisAI Explained | Llama 405b | Full 92 Page AnalysisLlama 3.1 is here, and if anything, it’s paper is even more impressive. It’s like Meta want to reveal the secret sauce of LLMs.
aVvkUuskmLYfireship-zucks-new-llama-is-a-beast-2024Fireship | Zuck's New Llama is a Beast (2024)Take a first look at Meta's LLaMA 3.1 405b large language model. Find out how it stacks up to other AI products like ChatGPT, Mistral, and Claude.
Vy3OkbtUa5kmark-zuckerberg-on-llama-31-ai-agents-and-safetyMark Zuckerberg on Llama 3.1, AI Agents and SafetyMeta just released Llama 3.1 405B, the first-ever open-sourced frontier AI model, beating top closed models like GPT-4o across several benchmarks.
cWcJejr3Fl4jauwn-the-web3-metaverse-one-year-laterJauwn | The "Web3" Metaverse | One Year LaterThere isn't much else to be said on this topic that I haven't said already. The #Crypto, #Web3, #Metaverse was a slop of buzzwords that landed on my plate in 2022.
T4iw_GXMo50meta-llama-3-outsmarting-gpt-4-gemini-and-humansMeta Llama 3 Outsmarting GPT-4, Gemini and HumansMeta introduces Llama 3, a groundbreaking AI model set to redefine digital communication by surpassing the capabilities of OpenAI's GPT-4 and Google's Gemini with enhanced responsiveness and multimodal functionalities.
gY_E3QBZ-NEopen-source-llama-coding-assistant-for-visual-studio-codeOpen-Source LLaMA Coding Assistant for Visual Studio CodeThis is a free, 100% open-source coding assistant (Copilot) based on Code LLaMA living in VSCode. It is super fast and works incredibly well. Plus, no internet connection is required!
IbBrcIwA4pUai-mixtral-8x7b-beating-llama-2-and-gpt-35AI Mixtral 8x7B | Beating Llama 2 and GPT 3.5The Mixtral 8x7B AI model stands out with its 56 billion parameters, surpassing Meta Llama 2 and GPT-3.5 in language processing and content creation.
woDnVg72qeIai-takes-no-rest-genesis-ms-photos-ai-meta-llama-heygenAI Takes No Rest | Genesis | MS Photos AI | Meta LLama | HeyGenGoogle is in the spotlight with its Genesis and Gemini projects, while Windows 11 enhances its Photos app.
_OaIJLMbIwUmeta-code-llama-a-versatile-coding-experienceMeta | Code Llama | A Versatile Coding ExperienceMeta's new AI, Code Llama, is a revolutionary tool designed for coding tasks, surpassing competitors like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot Chat.
ad5SZeANuJEgoogle-gemini-leaks-code-llama-and-a-major-ai-consciousness-paperGoogle Gemini | Meta Code Llama AI Consciousness PaperIn the last few days, we have had dramatic new leaked insights into the sheer breadth of Google Gemini, their rival to GPT 4 or, perhaps, GPT 5.
hoOVBDx89Twmeta-microsoft-team-up-on-llama-2-the-most-powerful-free-ai-model-yetMETA and Microsoft Team Up on LlaMA 2 | Powerful AI ModelMeta's new AI tool, Llama 2, is a free and easy-to-use update of their earlier model, backed by big names like Microsoft and Amazon.
zJBpRn2zTcoai-explained-llama-2-full-breakdownAI Explained | Llama 2 | Full BreakdownMeta have released Llama 2, their commercially-usable successor to the opensource Llama language model that spawned Alpaca, Vicuna, Orca and so many other models. I read the full 76 page technical paper, the Responsible Use Guide, each of the release pages, the terms and conditions and have also run many of my own experiments on HuggingFace.
YHH3VtfMmYMbbc-news-meta-launches-twitter-rival-threadsBBC News ||Meta Launches Twitter Rival... ThreadsFacebook owner Meta has launched a new app which has been pitched as a "friendly" rival to Twitter.
s1uVGILeB-0people-love-mocking-the-metaverse-mark-has-the-last-laugh-2023Mocking The Metaverse | Mark Has The Last Laugh (2023)People love mocking the Metaverse for its graphics and lackluster immersion despite Meta having spent tens of billions on the platform, but the reality is that Mark Zuckerberg is getting the final laugh.
e-37Gr_ecqEfacebook-announces-large-language-model-meta-ai-llama-gptFacebook Announces Large Language Model LLaMA GPTOpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Bard, and Microsoft's Prometheus have some new competition from Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook. They have introduced their own AI, named LLaMA, which stands for Large Language Model Meta AI.
YEGyknNVeg4mark-zuckerberg-silently-buries-the-metaverse-2023Mark Zuckerberg Silently Buries the Metaverse (2023)Facebook has quietly killed off the metaverse, they are now going to be focusing on creating AI models starting with LLaMA: A foundational, 65-billion-parameter large language model.
KuD3WBQl8n4metaverse-hype-or-digital-revolutionMetaverse | Hype or Digital Revolution?The tech industry has already invested billions in Metaverse projects. But so far, only a fraction of users have made their way into virtual worlds. Is the Metaverse just hype or a digital revolution