Meta's Metaverse plan now includes new AI voice assistants that are more advanced than Google Assistant, Siri, and Alexa.
Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers his speech during the VivaTech (Viva Technology) trade fair in Paris, on May 24, 2018. (Photo by GERARD JULIEN / AFP)
This was confirmed in the latest presentation made by the tech company.
During the discussion, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that one of the current goals of their metaverse development is to create an artificial intelligence-powered assistant that is smarter than the current voice assistant services.
"That's going to require advances across a whole range of areas, from new hardware devices to software for building and exploring worlds," explained Zuckerberg via Vox's latest report.
Meta's Metaverse To Offer Better AI Voice Assistant
According to Venture Beat, Meta's metaverse's upcoming personal assistant tech will be more advanced than Siri, Google Assistant, and Amazon's Alexa.
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However, the name of the voice assistant service is not yet revealed. But, Meta's CEO still provided some ideas about what their AI innovation has to offer.
Zuckerberg said that they want to develop a more intuitive voice assistant. He added that the technology would be able to gather contextual clues in users' conversations and collect data about consumers' facial expressions, gaze, and hand gestures.
Meta AI Assistant's Other Details
On Wednesday, Feb. 23, Meta explained that the new voice assistant they are developing would play an important role in the arrival of their metaverse.
The tech firm also said they are working on a new project called CAIRaoke, a self-learning AI neural model. This innovation is expected to power the upcoming voice assistant of Meta.
What makes CAIRaoke unique from the models used by Siri, Google Assistant, and Alexa is its ability to teach itself, allowing Meta's own AI-powered voice assistant to exceed the capabilities of its competitors.
In other news, Meta recently launched the new Facebook Splits payment feature. Meanwhile, Meta removed anti-vaccine pages as part of its effort against the ongoing COVID-19 misinformation issue.
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