Meta says AI is making it easier to build new apps — and more are coming
Meta is using AI to quickly launch apps, and more are on the way. Meta has spent years trying and failing to produce new, standalone social apps to complement its core platforms. Now, the company says that large language models (LLMs) make it possible to ship software faster, allowing it to test new ideas at a quicker pace.
- ▪Meta is using AI to quickly launch apps, and more are on the way.
- ▪Meta has spent years trying and failing to produce new, standalone social apps to complement its core platforms.
- ▪Now, the company says that large language models (LLMs) make it possible to ship software faster, allowing it to test new ideas at a quicker pace.
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Meta is using AI to quickly launch apps, and more are on the way. During this week’s second-quarter earnings call, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the social giant has new apps in the works, following a recent spate of other launches that included an app for Marketplace sellers, one for Facebook Groups, a vibe-coded gaming app, a newphotos app from Instagram, and an experiment involving AI bedtime stories. Meta has spent years trying and failing to produce new, standalone social apps to complement its core platforms. Now, the company says that large language models (LLMs) make it possible to ship software faster, allowing it to test new ideas at a quicker pace. “I’m…excited about how AI is helping our teams speed up product development,” Zuckerberg told investors on Wednesday’s call.
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