🕵️ Meta Launches Standalone AI App to Rival ChatGPT
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It’s been a big week for AI. From Meta’s bold ChatGPT challenger to OpenAI fixing an over-polite assistant, the race to dominate the AI space is heating up.
In just 5 minutes, catch up on the most important updates, explore cutting-edge tools, and go deeper into this week's hottest launch.
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✅ Meta enters the AI chat war
✅ OpenAI dials back the politeness
✅ Yelp answers your calls with AI
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🔥 What is hot in the market?
🧠 OpenAI Rolls Back Update That Made ChatGPT Too Sycophantic - OpenAI responds to user frustration, reversing changes that made ChatGPT excessively agreeable. Expect a more balanced assistant moving forward.
📞 Yelp Will Use AI to Help Restaurants Answer Calls and Take Reservations -
The review giant is rolling out an AI voice agent to handle restaurant calls and bookings — freeing up staff and reducing missed orders.
🤖 Meta Opens LLaMA Model to Developers via API - Meta has released a new API allowing developers to build on top of their LLaMA models, a move to compete more directly with OpenAI and Anthropic.
🧑🏫 Duolingo Leans on AI, Replaces Contract Workers - Duolingo is replacing dozens of human contractors with AI systems, sparking debates about cost-cutting vs. human creativity in edtech.
🛠️ Tools of the Week
✍️ Writesonic - A full-stack AI writing platform that helps you generate blog posts, ads, emails and more.
🤖 Meta AI - Meta’s conversational AI app now accessible for testing and integrations. A bold ChatGPT competitor with built-in web access and real-time answers.
📰 HoppyCopy - Your go-to AI tool for writing newsletters, sales pages and email campaigns. Built for marketers and creators.
📊 Vercept - It’s an AI startup that has developed Vy, a native Mac application acting as an AI agent to perform computer tasks using natural language.
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🔍 Deep Dive
🔥Meta Launches a Standalone AI App to Compete With ChatGPT
Meta is going all-in on AI with a new app designed to compete directly with ChatGPT and Gemini. Dubbed a “multimodal assistant,” it’s launching across iOS, Android and web — with one key advantage: direct connection to Meta’s social graph.
💡 Key Highlights:
Integrated with Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp
Offers web search and real-time answers
Avatars and celebrity-style voices bring a unique interface twist
May expand into productivity and search features
Early reviews note speed and surprising depth in conversation
It’s not just about answering questions, Meta wants to own the next-gen assistant space.
🎥 Video of the Week
Zuckerberg chats with Microsoft's Satya Nadella at conference
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