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Two similar businesses have different AI implications.

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A controversial move by Meta last year, when it switched to charging users in the Europe Union for an ad-free subscription for access Facebook and/or Meta is facing a fresh set of complaints from consumer protection authorities in the EU over a controversial switch to charging users for an ad-free subscription unless they agree to being tracked and profiled for ad targeting.

Dozens of US states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of fueling a youth mental health crisis by making their social media platforms addictive.

We’ll see if last night’s earnings are enough to keep the market moving forward, or if there was reason for concern.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg fights three to four times a week.

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Meta’s approach with Llama 2 contrasts with that of the company OpenAI, which created the AI chatbot ChatGPT

Metas approach with Llama 2 contrasts with that of the company OpenAI, which created the AI chatbot ChatGPT. Thats because Meta has made its product open source - meaning that the original code is freely available, allowing it to be researched and modified.

Meta’s open source strategy contrasts starkly with the more guarded approach of its primary competitor, OpenAI