"Meta Unveils Revolutionary AI Assistant Integration Across Platforms"

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, launched a new version of its Meta AI assistant, powered by the Llama 3 language model, and touted it as "the most intelligent AI assistant that you can freely use." The company aims to integrate the chatbot across its platforms and has also released two open-source Llama 3 models for outside developers. Meta's stock rose 1.5% following the announcement, and the company is set to report its first quarter earnings soon, with a focus on leveraging AI tools to increase engagement and advertising opportunities on its apps.