Meta’shome-grown AI assistant, dubbed simply asMeta AI, is landing on American and Canadian Quest VR headsets in August, the company has confirmedin a new blog post.
Specifically,Meta Quest 3headset owners in North America will be receiving Meta AI in beta form, including the “Meta AI with Vision” capabilities that allow for the intelligent scanning of your physical surroundings.
“These changes will begin rolling out in the US and Canada in experimental mode next month – and we’ll continue to improve the experience over time,” says Meta.
The olderMeta Quest2will also be receiving this AI update, albeit without the more advanced Meta AI with Vision capabilities that will remain exclusive to newer hardware.
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The company has also confirmed its plans to deprecate the existingVoice Commandsfeature built into Quest headsets, though we’ll have to wait for more details on that front.
Meta first introduced its Meta AI platform last year, with the technology first appearing on theRay-Ban Meta smart glasses. With Meta having its own growing fleet of VR headsets, it was only a matter of time before its AI made the jump to Quest hardware proper.
2024 has proven to be a big year for AI, with major companies across the tech industry touting continual advancements in the sector. Microsoft is betting big onCopilot, Google is pushing forward withGemini, and Apple recently announced its own brand of AI, which it callsApple Intelligence.
Meta, for its part, is continuing to work on improving its own VR solution – the companytook the opportunity to confirmbolstered AI capabilities such as support for seven additional languages as well as new creative tools.
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