The project aims to end the Meta chatbot’s dependence on Google and Microsoft search engines, which currently provide it with information for questions asked by users.
Google is the leader par excellence in search engines . However, now Aim could start to compete with the tech giant in this area.
According to a report from The information the company led by Mark Zuckerberg is developing its own search engine based Artificial Intelligence (AI) . This, with the aim of putting an end to the dependence it maintains on its current partners, Google and Microsoft.
What is meta-AI
Meta AI is a chatbot that uses the Llama 3 artificial intelligence model and which is present for free on all of the company’s social networks and messaging applications, including WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Messenger.
Through this virtual assistant, users can generate personalized images and consult on any subject in real time.
At first, the tool was integrated only with Microsoft’s search engine, Bing, but an agreement with Google’s search engine was later added. While this has enabled it to provide up-to-date and timely responses to users, Meta is now looking to make its chatbot more autonomous.
What do we know about the new Meta search engine?
As The Information indicates, the owner of Meta intends to develop an alternative to the search engines that run it, Google Search and Microsoft’s Bing. This is why your new search engine could provide Conversational responses and summaries of recent events for virtual assistant users describes the aforementioned medium.
The report also states that a specialized team at the company has been working for at least eight months in this project and its database. The person who runs it is the Senior Director of Engineering, Xueyuan Su .
It is worth recalling that in the middle of this year, Meta had revealed that she was working with web crawlers which allow us to collect and analyze information about how you interact with the applications and sites.
One of these trackers is Meta-ExternalAgent used to “train AI models or improve products through direct content indexing,” the tech company described at the time, without mentioning that it would use it for its new tool.
The parent company of Instagram and Facebook is not the only one to have recently chosen to develop its search engine for its virtual assistant. OpenAI, the company led by Sam Altman, revealed its upcoming launch Search ChatGPT its AI-powered search engine that aims to provide quick and easy answers to users.
The agreement between Meta and Reuters
The announcement of the social media giant’s new search engine comes just days after it struck a new deal with news agency Reuters.
According to The edge the partnership will allow Meta’s chatbot to begin quoting content from Reuters to answer questions users ask about current news and recent events.
“While most people use Meta AI for creative tasks, to delve into new topics, or for practical assistance, this partnership will help ensure a more useful experience for those seeking information about current events” Meta spokesperson Jamie Radice explained to American media.
Source: Latercera
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