Meta recently announced the establishment of a new commercial AI department, led by Clara Shih, which aims to expand Meta's powerful AI technology to the enterprise field and help enterprises improve operational efficiency and business capabilities. This move marks Meta's official large-scale application of AI technology in commercial services, which will compete with companies such as Microsoft and OpenAI. Meta's huge user base and mature social platform ecosystem provide solid support for its commercial AI strategy and future development. Well worth the wait.
Meta has established extensive connections with more than 200 million companies through platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Its open source language model Llama has been downloaded more than 600 million times, and the Meta AI assistant has more than 500 million monthly active users. The newly established department will be dedicated to combining AI technology with Meta's AR and VR technologies to provide companies with broader development opportunities and may play an important role in areas such as logistics. Clara Shih's extensive experience in social media and business technology will provide strong support for the successful development of this department.
Meta's open source Llama language model has been downloaded more than 600 million times, while its Meta AI assistant has more than 500 million monthly active users. The establishment of the commercial AI department is Meta's first large-scale transfer of its AI technology and expertise to specialized commercial services. While this move by Meta will compete with Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, and others, it's unclear whether Meta will directly compete with these companies or focus more on AI services that integrate with existing Meta products, such as advertising tools. .
In Meta's announcement, Clara Shih mentioned that the new division will also work on developing AI capabilities for Meta's augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) hardware. She believes that combining AI with AR and VR technology can provide enterprises with greater opportunities to leverage Meta's global reach and AI technology. Recently, Meta has also implemented AI functions in its consumer-oriented smart glasses. In the future, this technology may also play an important role in fields such as logistics.
Clara Shih has extensive experience in social media and business technology. She founded Hearsay Systems, a company focused on social media tools for sales teams that was later acquired by Yext. In 2009, she also published the book "The Facebook Era". Prior to joining Meta, Shih served as CEO of Salesforce AI, where he was responsible for multiple projects, including the Agentforce development platform for business process automation.
Meta's commercial AI department will promote the company's development in the field of enterprise services and is expected to achieve greater breakthroughs in technology and market in the future.
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Meta's newly established commercial AI department is led by Clara Shih and aims to promote AI technology to various enterprises.
200 million companies communicate through Meta's social platforms every month, demonstrating its extensive business connections.
The new department will also develop the combination of AI with AR and VR technologies to provide more business opportunities.
Meta has entered the enterprise-level AI market, and its strong user base and technical strength give it significant competitive advantages. Clara Shih’s leadership experience has also given a boost to the development of its commercial AI department, and its future development is worthy of attention.