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Image AI Generated Meta's Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) team recently celebrated its tenth anniversary, marking a decade of remarkable contributions to the field of artificial intelligence. Renowned for its open and responsible approach, FAIR has achieved notable milestones, including groundbreaking work in object detection through the development of 'Segment Anything.' This technology enhances machine understanding of images with unprecedented precision, opening doors to diverse practical applications. FAIR's impact extends to unsupervised machine translation with the 'No Language Left Behind' project, enabling communication in over 1,000 languages without relying on English. The language models Llama and Llama 2 showcase FAIR's commitment to collaboration and open access, offering cutting-edge capabilities for both commercial and research use. The innovative Ego-Exo4D approach combines first-person and external views, allowing AIs to comprehend environmen

Image AI generated Meta's social media platform, Threads, is set to launch in Europe in December, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. The platform, initially seen as a competitor to Twitter, utilized Instagram as a base to simplify user registration. A recent update allows users to unsubscribe from Threads without deleting their entire Instagram account, a promise made by Adam Mosseri. Mark Zuckerberg mentioned in October that Threads has nearly 100 million monthly active users, but a report based on Sensor Tower data indicates 73 million users worldwide. Despite this, Zuckerberg remains optimistic about reaching one billion users in the coming years. The delayed European launch was a cautious approach by Meta to ensure compliance with the EU's stringent data protection laws. A recent strategy involves offering a paid subscription for Facebook and Instagram with an ad-free experience, though European legislators express skepticism. Notably, European users will be able to ac