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Meta enters gen-AI video arena with Movie Gen

Meta's Movie Gen looks like a huge leap forward for AI video (but you can't use it yet)

At this point, you probably either love the idea of making realistic videos with generative AI, or you think it's a morally bankrupt endeavor that devalues artists and will usher in a disastrous era of deepfakes we'll never escape from.

Ars Technica · 4h

Meta’s new “Movie Gen” AI system can deepfake video from a single photo

Meta calls one of the key features of Movie Gen "personalized video creation," but there's another name for it that has been around since 2017: deepfakes. Deepfake technology has raised alarm among some experts because it could be used to simulate authentic camera footage, making people appear to do things they didn't actually do.

BGR · 4h

Movie Gen is Meta’s new AI video maker, and it may change Instagram and Facebook forever

Meanwhile, Meta announced its own Sora alternative. It’s called Movie Gen, its third iteration of generative AI products for image and video editing. Movie Gen can generate video and audio with a single text prompt, just like Sora. It also lets you edit existing videos with text prompts.

Mark Zuckerberg, Bezos and Meta Platforms

Hosted on MSN · 1h

Meta's Zuckerberg passes Jeff Bezos as world's 2nd wealthiest person

Mark Zuckerberg claimed the No. 2 spot among the world’s wealthiest people from Jeff Bezos, as the Meta Platforms CEO’s personal fortune swelled to its highest level yet, according to Bloomberg.

Fortune on MSN · 1h

How Mark Zuckerberg gained more wealth than anyone else this year to become the world’s second-richest person

Mark Zuckerberg just secured his place as the world’s second-richest person for the first time ever—and he could be on his way to the top. The Meta CEO leapfrogged Amazon founder Jeff Bezos by $1 billion to take the number two spot on Thursday with a net worth of $206 billion,

Barron's on MSN · 7h

Meta’s Zuckerberg Becomes World’s Second Richest Person. How He Overtook Amazon’s Bezos.

Mark Zuckerberg has overtaken Jeff Bezos in terms of wealth. It is another sign of how the chief executive of Meta Platforms has won over the market to his vision of investing in artificial intelligence.

Harvard, Meta and facial recognition

Business Insider on MSN · 2h

Harvard students used Meta Ray-Bans to do facial recognition. Meta execs once thought this was a good idea.

Before Meta Ray-Bans first launched, Meta executives weighed adding facial recognition software.

The Tech Report · 12h

Meta’s RayBan Smart Glasses Can Be Used to Dox Strangers: Two Harvard Students Reveal

Two Harvard students revealed through research that Meta RayBan smart glasses can be used to dox strangers with the help of PimEyes and LLM.

Yahoo · 22h

Ray-Ban Meta Glasses can be used to dox strangers via facial recognition, according to Harvard students. Here's how to protect yourself.

Two Harvard students were able to dox total strangers after setting up a facial recognition system on Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses.

Austrian Activist Schrems Wins Privacy Case Against Meta

U.S. News & World Report · 8h

Austrian Activist Schrems Wins Privacy Case Against Meta Over Personal Data on Sexual Orientation

The European Union’s top court has said that social media company Meta can’t use public information about a user’s sexual orientation obtained outside its platforms for personalized advertising under

Reuters on MSN · 9h

EU top court sides with activist Schrems in privacy dispute with Meta

Europe's top court on Friday sided with Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems in his privacy dispute with Meta Platforms. Schrems had taken his grievance to an Austrian court, saying he had been targeted by advertisements directed at homosexuals as a result of Meta's personalised advertising based on processing of personal data.

Bloomberg L.P. · 10h

Meta Told to Limit Use of Sexuality Data in Top EU Court Fight

Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook shouldn’t exploit public information on a users’ sexual orientation for targeted advertising, the bloc’s top court has ruled.

1hon MSN

Meta deems red triangle a proxy for Hamas support, will enforce removal

Meta has deemed the inverted red triangle (and its accompanying emoji) a proxy for pro-Hamas support, and is enforcing its ...

Santa Rosa Press Democrat2h

How Meta brings in millions off political violence

Ads connected to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump and Israel’s war in Gaza brought Facebook millions.

6hon MSN

Meta unveils AI video models, as tech giants race to produce Hollywood-style clips

Meta says Movie Gen will enable users to create videos, edit existing clips, and create a video with a person’s image.

Warner Music Group Strikes New Multiyear Licensing Deal With Meta

Warner Music Group and Meta struck a new multiyear licensing deal that includes an agreement to jointly tackle issues around ...

6hon MSN

Meta has a key asset in the AI race — and that spurs a new bullish stock call

An analyst is upbeat about Mark Zuckerberg’s ability to steer Meta ahead of the pack — and potentially help the company ...

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