Meta is forging ahead with the development of its next-generation infrastructure, with a strong focus on integrating AI capabilities. This strategic move encompasses the support for new generative AI products, recommendation systems, and cutting-edge AI research. The company anticipates substantial growth in this area as the demand for compute power to sustain AI models rises in tandem with their complexity.

Last year, Meta introduced the Meta Training and Inference Accelerator (MTIA) v1, marking its inaugural foray into AI inference acceleration. Tailored specifically for Meta’s deep learning recommendation models, MTIA v1 aimed to enhance compute efficiency across Meta’s suite of apps and technologies.

Recent research suggests that GPT-4, the latest iteration of AI language models, is already surpassing humans in the realm of persuasion. According to a new study conducted by researchers at EPFL Lausanne in Switzerland, GPT-4 demonstrates remarkable effectiveness in changing people’s minds on various topics, even outperforming human debaters when provided with demographic information about their opponents.

The study involved 820 participants who were surveyed on their opinions regarding a range of topics, from mundane to highly contentious issues such as abortion rights and affirmative action. Participants engaged in 5-minute text-based debates against both human counterparts and GPT-4. Surprisingly, debates between humans tended to reinforce existing beliefs, whereas interactions with GPT-4 resulted in a slight, albeit statistically insignificant, improvement in persuasion.