Presentation of Meta: new AI assistant, Llama 3.2 and more

##Meta Presentation: New AI Assistant, Llama 3.2 models, and more

Meta presented a series of innovations in the field of AI at the annual Meta Connect 2024 event. Among them are new versions of the large language model Llama 3.2, the voice AI assistant Meta AI, an update for Ray-Ban smart glasses, and other developments

The Llama family of large language models has been updated to version 3.2. The neural networks have become multimodal - they are capable of processing text and images.

The compact Llama 3.2 11B and the larger 90B can analyze graphs and charts, sign images, and identify objects in pictures. For example, having a graph of the company's income for the year, the models can quickly identify the most effective months. Analyzing the park map, AI will indicate the length of the trail or changes in the terrain.

The other two versions of the model, Llama 3.2 1B and 3B, are more compressed. They are designed to work on smartphones and are used for simple tasks such as summarizing and rewriting paragraphs.

Meta AI's AI assistant has gained a voice. Users can ask questions and receive voice answers in Messenger, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram

Ray-Ban and Meta smart glasses have received an update - real-time video processing using artificial intelligence. This allows you to ask the glasses questions about what they see. Reminder, translation, and integration with music applications have also been added.

Meta AI has been trained to edit photos, answer questions about images, and share them in chats. The functionality became available thanks to the multimodality of Llama 3.2

Meta AI's work with images. Data: Meta. Sending an image to the AI assistant, you can ask it to make changes, such as removing an object or updating the background.

Editing a picture using Meta AI. Data: Meta.Meta AI is available on Instagram.

At the event, Orion glasses were presented. They are lightweight and have a neural interface for control, as well as the ability to track hands and eyes. They use small projectors built into the frames. The product is positioned as a continuation of smart glasses from Ray-Ban and is still being refined.

Orion Glasses. Data: Meta. Another new gadget - Meta Quest 3S. This is a cheaper alternative to Quest 3. The new mixed reality headset costs $300, which is $200 cheaper than the standard version. In the base configuration, the model comes with 128GB of memory and a lower quality display.

The company is testing a translator mode in which AI takes the original content, translates it into another language, and synchronizes the creator's lips accordingly.

In July, Meta introduced a collection of new AI systems Llama 3.1, including the 'long-awaited' 405B - 'the first open-source model of advanced level'.