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Jeff Horwitz

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106 total appearances

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The Journal.
The Battle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety

A few weeks back, I decided to open up WhatsApp and give Meta's AI a try.

The Journal.
The Battle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety

How long has Meta been offering chatbots like you?

The Journal.
The Battle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety

How long has Meta been offering chatbots like you?

The Journal.
The Battle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety

How long has Meta been offering chatbots like you?

The Journal.
The Battle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety

Do you have chatbots that are focused on being unhelpful and unfriendly?

The Journal.
The Battle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety

Do you have chatbots that are focused on being unhelpful and unfriendly?

The Journal.
The Battle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety

Do you have chatbots that are focused on being unhelpful and unfriendly?

The Journal.
The Battle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety

That's CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaking at Meta's Developers Conference in 2023, where he laid out how he would fold AI into his social media platforms. Zuckerberg's vision for AI is a little different from other AI companies. The goal is for Meta AI to feel more like one of your friends on Facebook or Instagram.

The Journal.
The Battle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety

That's CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaking at Meta's Developers Conference in 2023, where he laid out how he would fold AI into his social media platforms. Zuckerberg's vision for AI is a little different from other AI companies. The goal is for Meta AI to feel more like one of your friends on Facebook or Instagram.

The Journal.
The Battle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety

That's CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaking at Meta's Developers Conference in 2023, where he laid out how he would fold AI into his social media platforms. Zuckerberg's vision for AI is a little different from other AI companies. The goal is for Meta AI to feel more like one of your friends on Facebook or Instagram.

The Journal.
The Battle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety

Meta also wanted these new friends to be cool, so it gave them some cool personas. Zuckerberg told the crowd that Meta had licensed the likenesses of big-name celebrities like Kendall Jenner, Snoop Dogg, and Tom Brady so users could text with them.

The Journal.
The Battle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety

Meta also wanted these new friends to be cool, so it gave them some cool personas. Zuckerberg told the crowd that Meta had licensed the likenesses of big-name celebrities like Kendall Jenner, Snoop Dogg, and Tom Brady so users could text with them.

The Journal.
The Battle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety

Meta also wanted these new friends to be cool, so it gave them some cool personas. Zuckerberg told the crowd that Meta had licensed the likenesses of big-name celebrities like Kendall Jenner, Snoop Dogg, and Tom Brady so users could text with them.

The Journal.
The Battle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety

Meta discontinued those celebrity texting chatbots last year, and it added a new feature, AI Voice. For this, the company again turned to celebrities, licensing voices from actors like Kristen Bell.

The Journal.
The Battle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety

Meta discontinued those celebrity texting chatbots last year, and it added a new feature, AI Voice. For this, the company again turned to celebrities, licensing voices from actors like Kristen Bell.

The Journal.
The Battle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety

Meta discontinued those celebrity texting chatbots last year, and it added a new feature, AI Voice. For this, the company again turned to celebrities, licensing voices from actors like Kristen Bell.

The Journal.
The Battle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety

At a town hall meeting earlier this year, Zuckerberg reminded employees that the company had been too slow on other technologies, like short-form video. Here's Jeff again.

The Journal.
The Battle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety

At a town hall meeting earlier this year, Zuckerberg reminded employees that the company had been too slow on other technologies, like short-form video. Here's Jeff again.

The Journal.
The Battle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety

At a town hall meeting earlier this year, Zuckerberg reminded employees that the company had been too slow on other technologies, like short-form video. Here's Jeff again.

The Journal.
The Battle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety

But inside the company, some people told Jeff they worried about how fast this new technology was moving and whether there was enough attention to safety.