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Meta is reportedly pushing into chatbots with personality, including development of a new sassy robot named Bob.

Will AI chatbots help the social media giant take on TikTok? Let’s dig in…

In today’s AI rundown:

• 📱 Meta bets on AI personalities

• 🦾 Tesla Optimus sorts objects autonomously

• 🛠️ 8 New AI tools

• 💼 Ace job interviews with an AI mock recruiter

• 🤖 3 Quick AI updates

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LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

META

📱 Meta bets on AI personalities

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The Rundown: Meta is reportedly developing dozens of AI chatbots with unique personalities to appeal to younger users on its apps — which could launch as soon as this week.

Key points:

• Meta’s ‘Gen AI Personas’ aim to boost user interaction with features ranging from whimsical banter to practical coding aids.

• Planned bots include a sassy robot named Bob (modeled after Bender from Futurama) and a human-curious alien named Alvin.

• The company aims to drive engagement among younger users who have flocked to TikTok over Facebook and Instagram.

Our thoughts: AI personalities grab attention, but sustaining meaningful appeal is the real test. The bots mentioned might not exactly scream 'cool,’ but with the recent success of Character.ai, this might be a genius move by Meta.

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TESLA

 🦾 Tesla Optimus sorts objects autonomously

Image source: Tesla

The Rundown: Tesla just revealed that Optimus, its humanoid robot, can now sort objects autonomously (and do yoga) — a significant update in the world of AI x robotics.

The details:

• The video shows Tesla is making significant progress to Optimus — showcasing major improvements to fluid movements.

• Similarly to the latest versions of Full Self-Driving, Tesla also notes that Optimus is now being trained with neural nets end-to-end.

• Elon Musk recently predicted that Optimus will account for “a majority of Tesla’s long-term value.”

Why it matters: Optimus’ 5-finger hands and fluid movement may prove far superior for daily tasks compared to current industry-leading Boston Dynamics. It’s highly probable that mainstream media won’t think of Tesla as just a car company in a few years!

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🪄 Framer AI- Generate a website in minutes from prompts (link)

🧠 Humata- Ask questions and chat with any file instantly using AI (link)

✏️ Yaara- Use AI to write proven, high-converting copy (link)

📸 Photo AI- Create beautiful AI photos without using a camera (link)

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AI TRAINING

💼 Ace job interviews with an AI mock recruiter

Have a job interview coming up? Practice with an AI assistant posing as a hiring manager to prepare and gain insights.

Step 1: Prompt ChatGPT to act as a recruiter for the role you're applying to.

"Pretend you are a hiring manager interviewing me for a [job title] position at [company]. Ask relevant questions about my experience and qualifications — you ask the first question, I’ll answer it, and then you ask another.
 
Bonus: Upload the job description and your resume to give ChatGPT the most detailed information for highly targeted questions.

Step 2: Start the mock interview. ChatGPT will ask you an initial question. Provide your answer, and the AI will follow up with related tailored questions.

Step 3: When you’re ready to finish, ask GPT to provide a clear and detailed review of your interview and advise where you can improve.

QUICK HITS

🏈 AI amps up fantasy football smack talk

Yahoo is using ChatGPT to generate sharper smack talk for fantasy leagues throughout the season after utilizing the tech extensively in post-draft team reviews (reportedly generating 2,000 per minute during drafting). The AI roasts managers with brutal honesty, providing ample trash-talk across the fantasy platform.

🌀 Pika Labs brings illusion art to video

AI video platform Pika Labs hopped on the illusion trend this week, adding a new ‘encrypt text’ feature that allows users to embed text subtly within a video generation. Both Pika Labs and Runway continue to add new features as the tech exponentially improves.

✍️ AI language trips up strike negotiations

Months-long negotiations between writers and Hollywood studios have progressed but are still stuck on AI concerns. Writers are seeking protection from studios' potentially using AI for writing to cut jobs. After marathon weekend talks to end the strike, key issues remain unresolved.

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