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Meta offered AI researchers $300 million packages to join its new lab. Every single person said no. The rejections reveal how top talent values mission over money in the race to build artificial intelligence.
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Meta wants its AI to master small talk. The tech giant is gearing up to launch Llama 4, an AI model that won't just text - it'll chat your ear off.
Mark Zuckerberg is betting big on voice technology. His vision? AI assistants that can handle a natural conversation, complete with interruptions and all the messy bits of human dialogue. It's like teaching a robot the art of cocktail party banter, minus the cocktails. According to Hannah Murphy and Cristina Criddle of the Financial Times, the project has reached 70% completion.
The stakes are high. Meta has dubbed 2025 their "make-or-break" year for AI products. They're racing against OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google in a tech sprint that makes Olympic runners look leisurely.
Money talks, and Meta's listening. They're exploring premium subscriptions for their AI assistant, Meta AI. The paid features might include booking reservations and creating videos. They're even considering slipping ads into AI search results - because apparently, even artificial intelligence needs to pay the bills.
Zuckerberg isn't stopping there. He's dreaming up an AI engineering agent with the skills of a mid-level engineer. It's like having a Silicon Valley professional in your pocket, minus the stock options and complaints about cafeteria food.
Chris Cox, Meta's chief product officer, is particularly excited about Llama 4's "omni model" approach. Instead of playing telephone between text and speech, the AI will handle voice naturally. It's the difference between talking to a translator and chatting with a native speaker.
Meta's previous AI model caught flak for being too cautious, refusing even innocent questions like a particularly anxious librarian. The company responded by making Llama 3 less "sanctimonious." Now they're debating how to strike the right balance with Llama 4's guardrails.
The voice push aligns perfectly with Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses, which have become surprisingly popular. These specs let users chat with AI assistants, bringing us one step closer to looking like we're talking to ourselves in public - but now with technology to blame.
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