Gas power plants approved for Meta’s $10B data center, and not everyone is happy
Meta’s massive data center will draw power from three gas-fired power plants producing 2.25 gigawatts.
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Report: Meta is hitting pause on AI hiring after its poaching spree
The freeze went into effect last week, and it’s not clear how long it will last, The Journal’s sources say. Meta is still likely working through its reorg, which split its AI unit, Meta Superintelligence Labs, into four new groups: TBD Labs, run by former Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang, and three groups focused on research, product integration, and infrastructure, respectively.
Meta to add 100 MW of solar power from U.S. gear
The social media company is adding another tranche of solar to power a new AI data center in South Carolina.
Meta’s AI translation tool can dub your Instagram videos
Meta is bringing its AI translation tool to more users on Facebook and Instagram, which automatically dubs your reels into another language. The feature also uses AI to make its dub match up with the sound of your voice and the movement of your mouth. For now, you can only translate your reels from English […]
Meta rolls out AI-powered translations to creators globally, starting with English and Spanish
The new feature, which is available in any market where Meta AI is available, allows creators to translate content into other languages for a broader audience.
Texas attorney general accuses Meta, Character.AI of misleading kids with mental health claims
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton is investigating Meta and Character.AI over claims they deceptively market chatbots as mental health tools, raising concerns about child safety, data privacy, and targeted advertising.
Sen. Hawley to probe Meta after report finds its AI chatbots flirt with kids
“Is there anything – ANYTHING – Big Tech won’t do for a quick buck?” Hawley wrote in a post on X announcing the investigation.
Meta’s AI policies let chatbots get romantic with minors
In an internal document, Meta included policies that allowed its AI chatbots to flirt and speak with children using romantic language, according to a report from Reuters. Quotes from the document highlighted by Reuters include letting Meta’s AI chatbots “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual,” “describe a child in terms that […]
Leaked Meta AI rules show chatbots were allowed to have romantic chats with kids
The standards also allow the bots to make “statements that demean people on the basis of their protected characteristics,” such as “black people are dumber than white people.”