Meta finally launches Chatgpt competitor

At Meta’s first AI developer meeting, Llamacon CEO Mark Zuckerberg clicked the launch button on Meta AI (the company’s comprehensive answer to OpenAI’s Chatgpt).

According to a META April 29 press release, the new standalone AI app is built on the company’s latest Llama 4 model. It is for users who already live within the meta-ecosystem: WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, a super personalized assistant, you know the drill. exist choose Instagram video Zuckerberg framed it with a pair of meta-ray lighting glass frames, pushing the app toward products for voice-first conversations.

One great feature is the Discover Feed. It allows you to see how the connection uses meta AI and prompts if allowed (allow their permission). Meta said you have complete control over what (if any) to share. Since personalization is at the heart of the experience, it is worth noting that it is almost impossible to train the AI ​​of meta-META from the grabbing of data.

The app is also designed to work with Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses. You can start a conversation through voice through your glasses and jump into the application or web interface to pick up the thread. But, other than that, the app features the same functionality as it does on Messenger and IG, and is now just wrapped in a separate, sleek interface that can be accessed from both phones and desktops.

With Llamacon in California doing Llamacon, this independent release is more than just a product drop – it’s a rock test. META needs to show investors and developers that their AI ambitions are alive and accelerated. Back in January, Zuckerberg invested an astonishing $60 billion in U.S. data centers and paid for Power Meta AI.

Releases may also be what Openai needs to hit the power of gas on its own social-oriented Chatgpt app. CEO Sam Altman joked a few months ago when Meta first teased its standalone AI app. Now, signs are that Openai has quietly built something that could make jokes a reality.