Meta unveiled a slew of new products at its Menlo Park, California, headquarters on Wednesday, including an updated low-cost Quest 3S virtual reality headset and a host of enhancements to its artificial intelligence assistant, Meta AI, BlockBeats reported.
The update will bring a range of celebrity voices to Metaâs AI assistant, which is integrated into popular apps like Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Facebook, including Awkwafina, John Cena and Dame Judi Dench, to respond when users ask questions.
The new products are Zuckerbergâs attempt to marry his vision for a social network with current technology. While Meta has had some success selling virtual reality headsets and Ray-Ban augmented reality glasses, Zuckerbergâs vision for the metaverse is still years away.
Meta has invested nearly $50 billion in its Reality Labs division (the hardware part) in recent years. The division will not be profitable in the short term. In addition, Meta's expansion in artificial intelligence and data centers is becoming increasingly expensive.
