Meta, the social media giant, has recently expanded its reach into the metaverse and AI fields. Its latest job postings indicate the company is hiring for positions related to generative AI, aiming to provide multi-platform users with immersive experiences that are uncertain, personalized, and continuously evolving.
Meta is recruiting for generative AI (GenAI) roles, focused on researching and designing new user experiences. As part of Meta’s leadership team in the metaverse, you will be responsible for planning the development strategy of generative AI in games, envisioning broader futures across our own studios, partner relationships, and the gaming industry at large.
The emphasis will be on Horizon Worlds, utilizing technologies such as virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR), and augmented reality (AR). Initially, this position will collaborate between Reality Labs and Meta’s leadership to formulate goals and strategies for creating content through generative AI, potentially evolving into a department or team. Meta offers competitive compensation, including an annual salary of $347,000, along with bonuses, equity, and other benefits.
Meta states that the field of generative AI in content creation is rapidly evolving, inspiring various innovative models, and Meta is heavily investing to lead in this area. However, according to Meta’s first-quarter financial report, its metaverse division, Reality Labs, incurred a $3.8 billion loss, with the CFO indicating expectations of significantly increased operating losses in the next quarter due to ongoing product development and ecosystem expansion investments.
On another front, Meta’s operations in Europe have recently come under regulatory scrutiny. The European Commission’s press release on Monday named Meta for allegedly violating antitrust rules with its Facebook and Instagram services in Europe. The issue revolves around a subscription service launched in October last year, where users must decide whether to consent to their personal data being collected for advertising purposes or pay an additional fee.
Under the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA), Meta could face fines of up to 10% of its global annual revenue, approximately $13.4 billion, with potential increases up to 20% for repeated violations. Meta responded that its advertising subscription model complies with the European Court of Justice’s directives and DMA regulations, expressing readiness to engage further with the Commission to resolve the investigation.
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