… Link: Meta Is Building an AI Agent Called ‘Hatch’ and an AI Shopping Tool in Instagram | https://www.theinformation.com/articles/meta-building-ai-agent-called-hatch-agentic-shopping-tool-instagram | The Information
… Sources tell the outlet that Meta is training the AI avatar on Zuckerberg’s image and voice, along with his mannerisms, tone, and public statements, “so that employees might feel more connected to the founder through interactions with it.” Meta may start allowing creators to make AI avatars of them… …
Manus, an AI company Meta acquired for $2 billion last year is running ads promising quick, easy money with AI: Find local businesses without websites or with bad websites, have AI build them one, then call them up and sell it to them. …
… Image: Jason Rubin X Jay Peters Jan 17 The founder of Camouflaj, one of Meta’s remaining VR studios, was laid off this week. Ryan Payton confirmed to The Verge that he was impacted by this week’s job cuts affecting Meta’s Reality Labs division. …
… Oracle cutting thousands in latest layoff round as company continues to ramp AI spending CNBC Meta is laying off hundreds of employees as it pours money into AI Emma Roth Mar 25 Emma Roth Mar 25 Meta is reportedly laying off more workers. …