Meta launches standalone AI app to take on ChatGPT

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech during the Meta Connect annual event, at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. Meta Platforms is launching a stand-alone artificial intelligence app and going head-to-head with ChatGPT maker OpenAI. The new AI assistant offering will run on Meta's Llama AI model, the company said Tuesday. It includes a Discover feed that shows how others are interacting with the tool and offer prompts. The news confirms previous CNBC reporting from February, citing sources familiar with the matter. Meta's new app directly competes with other AI platforms such as ChatGPT as the AI arms race intensifies. Other key competitors include Anthropic's Claude, xAI's Grok and Google's Gemini. Meta launched an AI chatbot in September 2023, pitching it as a generative AI-powered digital assistant that can provide responses and create images based on user prompts within its existing apps. The company brought Meta AI to the forefr ... Read full article.