Meta AI launched in September 2023 using Llama 2 language learning model. About a year later, Meta announced A new set of features for the AI assistant and a new LLM to support it: Llama 3.1.
These updates include expanding who can log in Meta AI. With the addition of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Cameroon, Assistant is now available in 22 countries. It is also available in new languages: French, German, Hindi, Indo-Romanized Script, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. However, some of the new features are location or language specific.
Meta is rolling out a beta tool called “Imagine Me” across the US. It allows prompts like “Imagine me surfing” or “Imagine me as a surrealist painting” and the AI assistant will generate it using the individual’s photo. Meta also adds new ways to delete, change or edit the content of an image. This feature allows you to create an image as a duck with the “Imagine Me” tool and then command the Meta AI to “Change the duck to a cat”. Next month, there will also be an “Edit with AI” button to further refine images. The company is also launching its image-making capabilities Meta AI In a feed, comment, story or message on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger. It should be released this week, though it’s still in English.
Next up is Llama 3.1 405B – Meta’s new open source AI model. You can use it for tasks like answering math problems and coding on WhatsApp or meta.ai. Meta claims to update its AI technology every two weeks and that new features and languages are on the way.
