Key Takeaways
Meta AI will be coming to Quest VR headsets in the US and Canada in August. Meta AI with Vision, which can intelligently scan your physical surroundings, will only be available on the Quest 3 series. Meta AI and Meta AI with Vision will initially be released in “experimental mode.”
Meta’s homegrown AI assistant, simply named Meta AI, will be coming to Quest VR headsets in the US and Canada in August, the company confirmed in a new blog post.
Specifically, Meta Quest 3 headset owners in North America will receive a beta version of Meta AI, including the “Meta AI with Vision” feature that can intelligently scan the physical environment around them.
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“These changes will begin rolling out in the U.S. and Canada on a trial basis starting next month, and we’ll continue to improve the experience over time,” Mehta said.
The older Meta Quest 2 will also receive this AI update, but won’t get the more advanced Meta AI with vision capabilities that are exclusive to the new hardware.
The company also confirmed plans to discontinue the existing voice command functionality built into its Quest headsets, but we’ll have to wait for more details on that.
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2024 is likely to be the year of AI
Meta first introduced its Meta AI platform last year, with the technology first appearing in the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. With Meta having a number of its own VR headsets under its belt, it was only a matter of time before the company’s AI would make its way to Quest hardware.
2024 is proving to be a big year for AI, with some of the tech giants touting continued advancements in the field: Microsoft is betting big on Copilot, Google is pushing Gemini, and Apple recently announced its own AI brand, which it’s calling Apple Intelligence.
Meanwhile, Meta continues to work on improving its VR solutions and used the opportunity to review enhanced AI capabilities, including support for seven additional languages and new creative tools.
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