Zuckerberg wants to remind his employees that AI is still a top priority at Meta. The company announces some AI features for WhatsApp and Instagram.

Meta employees cannot be accused of doubting the company’s strategy. Spread over two rounds, no fewer than 20,000 employees have received a golden handshake since November 2022. Zuckerberg called an internal meeting to emphasize to employees that despite the layoffs, AI is still the company’s main focus, the CEO said in March.

Still, meta seems to have an additional role for now compared to what OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google are all doing with AI. The company wants to change that quickly. To back his words with deeds, Zuckerberg has already shown his employees some of the AI ​​functions that Meta plans to introduce soon.

AI agent

According to Bloomberg sources, these are the following features for WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram:

• AI Agent: Chatbots for Messenger and WhatsApp that would have multiple “personalities”.
• AI Media Editor: An image editor for Instagram that can edit or modify photos based on text input.

Meta is also working on a “Metamate” for internal use. It’s a chatbot for employees to ask questions and a productivity tool to automate tasks. Zuckerberg challenged his men to share their best Generative AI ideas.

What about the other Zuckerberg hobby project called the Metaverse? That too is still at the top of the agenda, assures the big boss. Apple this week announced the much-anticipated Vision Pro headset. Exactly the equipment needed to make Zuckerberg’s dream come true, though Apple refuses to use the term “metaverse.”