META is creating an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg which can interact with his Facebook and Instagram staff so he doesn’t have to.
The photorealistic bot would offer conversation and feedback to employees in an attempt to help them feel more connected to the tech billionaire.
Meta staff will be able to interact with CEO Mark Zuckerberg as a chatbot version of himselfCredit: AFP
Zuckerberg has been spurring Meta’s AI pushCredit: Reuters
“Zuckerbot” is one of four AI-powered 3D characters the $1.6tn group is reportedly developing, according to reporting by the Financial Times .
The system will share Zuckerberg’s mannerisms including speech patterns and tone.
It will reportedly be “trained” using publicly available statements and his recent thinking on company strategies.
The CEO is reportedly training and testing his own character as part of wider push to develop “personal superintelligence”.
Zuckerberg has been spurring ‘s AI push, reportedly going on a multibillion-dollar spending spree over the past year to try catch up with rivals.
According to people in the know, he has been extremely hands on, spending five to 10 hours a week coding on different AI projects at the company and sitting in on technical reviews.
Meta first launched its Meta AI assistant along with a range of AI-powered chatbots, including one which was based on .
The American rapper agreed to have his voice and likeness used for the character.
Meta later rolled out AI Studio which allows users to generate their own AI characters.
That feature was banned from teens following controversy over sexually explicit content coming from the bots.
It comes as that claim the app is designed to be addictive for kids and teens.
In March, of not warning users about the dangers associated with the , in a landmark case for the industry.
Meta owns and – and has already faced several claiming its products harmed users.
The ruling found in favour of a who claimed social media apps caused her to develop body dysmorphia, , and suicidal thoughts.
Experts have warned the case, which saw Meta and YouTube ordered to pay $3million in compensatory damages alone, is just a drop in the ocean compared to the legal reckoning social media giants could face with new claims against them.
More than 10,000 individual claimants and 800 school districts have launched suits arguing that social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, , and are designed to keep young people trapped on their phones.
George University Professor John Banzhaf compared the wave of legal challenges to the cases faced by the tobacco industry in the past.
He thinks the social media giant will appeal to the US government for immunity to protect it from the string of suits.
But Banzhaf argues this “vast avalanche” of lawsuits could dwarf those faced by big tobacco, because more people may be able to sue.
The public law expert told The Times : “There’s almost certainly going to be a vast avalanche of lawsuits.
The bot will share Mark Zuckerberg’s mannerismsCredit: AP
Zuckerberg is reportedly training and testing his own characterCredit: Reuters
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