If you were looking for the worst AI project announced so far this week, try Meta. According to a Financial Times report, the company is developing its own Mark Zuckerberg AI, training it on Zuckerberg’s mannerisms, tone and publicly available statements. AKA, the good stuff. (Will it smoke meats?)<br /> The company has reportedly been working for some time on creating photorealistic, 3D-animated AI characters that can manage interactions. However, it now appears to be focusing on this Zuckerberg AI character, which would interact with employees in his stead. Yeesh. Remember when the Meta boss introduced legs to the metaverse? Hopefully, a backbone is in the works soon.<br /> — Mat Smith<br /> The other big stories this morning<br /> <br /> How to de-Gemin [...]
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