*Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, recently removed several AI-generated accounts depicting Black people following user complaints. In an interview with the Financial Times, Meta ...

And so, the controversy over performance may also indicate an emerging practice of taking sides in the "open-weight" realm of AI, where Meta, DeepSeek, and others are suddenly competing to see ...

Meta is discontinuing ... accounts. The AI profiles, including characters like Liv and Carter, gained renewed attention when users engaged them in conversations, leading to viral discussions ...

Until Friday, those AI accounts never attracted much attention. When they did, controversy erupted, leading Meta to pull down the accounts and restrict search results for their usernames.

On Friday, images of Instagram accounts labeled “AI managed by Meta” began circulating on social media platforms. But following online backlash, the Facebook and Instagram parent company ...

But just like with any other AI chatbot, you probably won't get very far. It's not totally clear why these accounts are going viral now, a year and a half after Meta initially rolled them out.

Alvin the Alien, Billie, Carter and Zach – were the names of over two dozen AI characters that Meta tested on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp. In the fall of 2023, the company ...

The release of Llama 4 by Meta ... to the controversy. These issues highlight the urgent need for standardized benchmarking practices that ensure fair and accurate comparisons across AI models.

No, that's not true: Posting the viral statement, or any other statement, doesn't mean that Meta will not use that data for AI training, but users in Europe can object via a form in their account ...

The company was believed to be deleting these features after screenshots of its controversial replies went viral. Meta AI logo is seen in this illustration. (File image)(REUTERS) Meta, which also ...

You may have noticed in recent weeks the appearance of a benign blue-pink-green-hued circle in all your Meta-owned apps and perhaps wondered what it is. But other users have already expressed ...

Protesters march on Meta after the company was caught using pirated books for AI training. Credit: Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Plaintiffs in the landmark Kadrey v.