Community giant Meta has been expanding its reach into the metaverse and AI fields in recent years. The company’s latest job openings indicate that it is hiring for positions related to generative AI, aiming to provide users across multiple platforms with immersive experiences that are uncertain, personalized, and constantly changing.
Meta’s website reveals the latest job posting, which states that the company is recruiting for positions related to generative AI (GenAI), with the goal of researching and designing new user experiences. As a member of Meta’s metaverse leadership team, you will be responsible for planning the development strategy of generative AI in games. By examining multiple platforms, you will envision a larger future that can be achieved in our own studios, partner relationships, and the broader gaming industry.
The focus will be on Horizon Worlds, assisting in the utilization of technologies such as virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR), and augmented reality (AR).
Meta emphasizes that this position will initially involve collaboration between Reality Labs and the company’s leadership to establish goals and strategies for content creation through generative AI. Ultimately, it may develop into a department or team.
It is worth mentioning that Meta offers a generous salary of $347,000 per year for this position, along with bonuses, stock options, and other benefits.
Meta also states in its announcement that the generative AI field involving content creation is rapidly developing, inspiring various innovative models. Meta is making significant investments to stay ahead.
However, according to Meta’s first-quarter financial report, its metaverse division, Reality Labs, incurred a loss of $3.8 billion. The CFO further indicated that due to ongoing product development and further ecosystem investments, the operating loss for the next quarter is expected to significantly increase compared to the same period last year.
During the earnings conference, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg mentioned that Reality Labs will dedicate more efforts to advancing the AI business.
On the other hand, Meta’s operations in Europe seem to have faced regulatory concerns recently.
In a press release on Monday, the European Commission named Meta for non-compliance with antitrust rules. It specifically referred to Facebook and Instagram, both owned by Meta, launching an ad-free subscription service in Europe in October last year. Users were required to decide whether to consent to the collection and use of their personal data for advertising purposes. If they disagreed, they had to pay an additional fee.
According to the Commission’s preliminary view, this choice between option A or B is a way to indirectly force users to agree to provide their personal data, and it cannot be ensured that the paid version is functionally and effectively equivalent to the free version.
Under the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA), which aims to combat market monopolistic practices by large tech companies, Meta may face fines of up to 10% of its global annual revenue, approximately $13.4 billion. For repeated violations, this percentage may increase to 20%.
In response, Meta stated that the ad subscription model already complies with the instructions of the European Court of Justice and aligns with the regulations of the DMA. It also added, “We look forward to engaging in further dialogue with the Commission to bring this investigation to a close.”
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