Meta's newest AI model beats some peers. But its amped-up AI agents are confusing Facebook users

A panel, moderated by (l-r) Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon, with Meta’s Clegg; Yann LeCun, Chief AI Scientist; Pineau; and Chris Cox, chief product officer, at the Meta AI Day in London on April 9, 2024. Meta, Google and OpenAI, along with leading startups, are churning out new AI language models and trying to persuade customers that they've got the smartest or fastest or cheapest chatbot technology. — AP

CAMBRIDGE: Facebook parent Meta Platforms unveiled a new set of artificial intelligence systems Thursday that are powering what CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls "the most intelligent AI assistant that you can freely use.”

But as Zuckerberg's crew of amped-up Meta AI agents started venturing into social media this week to engage with real people, their bizarre exchanges exposed the ongoing limitations of even the best generative AI technology.