Convincing someone to try out a new technology is never easy. With AI especially, a lot of people might not know where to start. But a long-awaited model from Meta could help. Instead of seeking it out, most users will be able to access Meta’s new Llama 3 with the apps they already use. |
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Meta’s long-awaited Llama 3 is here
Source: Meta
Usually, we have to search high and low for the latest and greatest LLMs. This time, there’s one coming straight to us — well, at least those of us with Facebook, Instagram, or WhatsApp.
Meta announced it’s rolling out a new AI chatbot that will appear in the search bar of each of its platforms. Even more exciting: The new AI assistant is powered by the long-awaited Llama 3. Meta claims it’s the most powerful free and open-source model on the market.
You’ll now be able to:
Access Meta AI through your feed, chats, and search bar
Or, quickly navigate to the browser version at meta.ai
Access real-time information from the web
Create custom GIFs
Generate images as you’re typing in a prompt
How powerful is it? That’s up for debate, but Meta claims it can go head-to-head with Google, Anthropic, and Mistral’s offerings across several benchmarks. The latest version has 70 billion parameters, and there’s already another one in development with 400 billion.
Why is it important? For one, Meta’s model is open source, meaning that companies can adapt it for their own use. Fine tuning could even put it on par with GPT-4. Also, around 3 billion people use Meta’s products every day. This new release opens up AI to a much wider audience, including people who have never interacted with generative chatbots before.
Strategic moves: An open-source model on par with GPT-4 wouldn’t just drive adoption of Meta’s products — it also puts the business models of companies building closed models like OpenAI under pressure, preventing these companies from becoming a challenger to Meta down the line.
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How to create beautiful presentations with AI
Go to the Gamma website and sign up.
Once you’re signed up, you’ll get an option to create slides by pasting text, uploading a file, or giving it a prompt.
You can pick any option you like. For this example, I’ll pick the prompting option.
On the next screen, pick how many slides you want, and the language, describe the content of the slides, and click generate.
You can also use its AI to find or generate an image
Next you’ll be able to pick what kind of design and colors you’d like for the presentation.
The app will create the presentation in a few seconds.
Edit the contents of the slides to suit your needs.
Interest in generative AI over time
America’s interest in AI hasn’t let up in several years, according to a recent Ipsos analysis. Searches for ChatGPT, generative AI, and artificial intelligence shot up after OpenAI released its famed chatbot in Nov 2022.
But since then, searches have remained relatively high. In fact, as of Feb 2024, queries for ChatGPT still haven’t dropped far from their 2023 peak.