Find out what features in AI, AR, and VR Meta might reveal at Meta Connect 2024, along with the Llama 3.1 model, smart Ray-Ban glasses, and the Quest 3S headset.
Introduction:
We are now getting nearer to Meta Connect 2024 and expectations are high. Meta owns all of these and plans to present advancements in artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and virtual reality. This annual developer’s conference should prove to be quite a turning one, especially since competitors such as Apple have made more technological advancements. Here’s a preview of what we know is coming your way.
Llama 3.1 – A New Benchmark in AI:
Meta is releasing progressive statements about the Llama 3.1 large language model (LLM). Launched two months ago in July, Llama 3.1 has garnered much attention in the AI fraternity and is cheaper than models such as OpenAI’s GPT-4. The open-source nature of this model allows companies to train and customize it according to their needs. Meta will also give its AI chatbot a voice, featuring interactions enhanced by celebrities like Judi Dench and John Cena.
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Augmented Reality – Meta’s Next Big Leap:
Augmented reality is on the peripheral at Meta, and it plans to step into the limelight at the event. After launching Ray-Ban smart glasses in 2021, Meta signed a new deal with EssilorLuxottica. Mark Zuckerberg teased the upcoming AR glasses in a social media photo earlier this year, suggesting they could be the next big leap in wearable technology, blending AI and AR.
Virtual Reality:
Although their Quest 3S headset is still a VR one, Meta seems to prefer setting into motion a stripped-down version of the headset. In virtual reality, there is expected to be a new product called the Quest 3S from Meta, which is a cheaper version of the Quest 3. Sources indicate that Meta has canceled the development of the next-generation mixed reality smart glasses project, and is retaining only the one that is being developed in the $300-$400 class. With this, there are probability of great reception since the new technology is closer to mainstream consumer targeting.
Conclusion:
This makes the Meta Connect 2024 event to be an events interesting, especially, because of the showcasing of AI, AR, and VR technologies to the world. Now, with an updated Llama 3.1 model, new AR glasses, and the Quest 3S headset Meta is preparing to advance its position in the tech industry. Further, In the course of the event, people will be waiting to see how these developments will define the future of such interactivity. Stay tuned for more updates at 19:00 GMT on the day of the conference.
