Meta to Launch a Standalone AI App

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In Today’s Newsletter: 😀

• Meta to Launch a Standalone AI App

• Alexa got AI Features That You Will Love

• Generative AI turns Workers to AI output verifiers

Meta
📱 Meta to Launch a Standalone AI App

According to CNBC, Meta is preparing to launch a standalone AI app in the second quarter. CEO Mark Zuckerberg aims to become the chatbot market leader by the end of the year.

Insights for you:

• Meta reportedly plans to release a standalone chatbot app in the second quarter. This will make it one of the company's main offerings, joining Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

• CEO Mark Zuckerberg aims to position Meta as the leading chatbot company by the end of the year, and expects its chatbot to attract as many as one billion users.

• They also plan to test a paid subscription service for Meta AI, modeled after OpenAI’s monthly fees for access to more powerful versions of ChatGPT.

Amazon
🗣️ Alexa got AI Features That You Will Love

Amazon unveiled the new Alexa+ at their presentation in New York. For Amazon Prime members, it is free. So, this is a good time to test these new AI features for yourself. Here are the latest AI-enhanced features from Alexa+ that will make your life easier and more organized:

New AI Features:

• Discuss Anything when you are bored: Now that Alexa can understand anything you say, you can just discuss anything with it. You can talk about your studies, movies, sports, etc.

• Get Entertainment Recommendations: Amazon has Music, E-Books, Streaming, and TV services as well. So now that it can learn more about you, it can give better recommendations on what you need to watch next.

• Find out What Happened in your Home: You can give Alexa access to your home cameras (Ring) and it can provide you with a summary of all the activities around your house when you reach home.

AI Research
🤓 Generative AI turns Workers to AI output verifiers

A new study from Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University reveals how excessive reliance on AI tools might be eroding people's ability to think critically. The research team surveyed 319 knowledge workers who shared 936 real-world examples of using generative AI across industries like IT, design, administration, and finance.

Insights for you:

• A study involving 319 knowledge workers reveals that the use of generative AI can impact critical thinking skills.

• When using GenAI, users tend to prioritize verifying AI-generated results rather than independently gathering information, incorporate AI answers instead of solving problems on their own, and focus on monitoring AI performance rather than directly executing tasks themselves.

• The researchers cite an "irony of automation" effect, where AI's takeover of routine tasks may deprive humans of opportunities to exercise their judgment, potentially leading to a weakening of their cognitive abilities over time.