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Business Insider
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Business Insider
Unleashing possibilities: How Meta AI empowers everyday life
Make am with Meta AI Logo In Nigeria, the phrase 'I dey make am' is more than slang. It is a way of life fuelled by late nights, daily hustles, bold ideas and the determination to push through even when the odds don't seem to add up. It's this same mindset that powers 'Make Am with Meta AI ', a new campaign by Meta showcasing how everyday Nigerians are using Meta AI to get instant answers to your questions, generate creative content, such as art and text, receive guidance and support for learning new skills and explore new ideas and possibilities. Meta is spotlighting how Meta AI, one of the world's most accessible AI assistants, available for free on WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger, is becoming a game-changer for creators, entrepreneurs and everyday people across Nigeria. Whether it's helping a student with research, a small business owner with brainstorming marketing copy or a lifestyle creator with planning content, Meta AI is becoming a silent yet powerful partner that's being used every day to turn ideas into reality, learn new skills and knowledge, create innovative solutions to everyday problems and connect with others and share experiences. With features like Search and Imagine, Meta AI is already redefining how people interact with technology in their daily lives. Search gives fast, rich answers powered by Meta's unique dataset, including trending local data, making it ideal for students, professionals and entrepreneurs. Invoke is also a group chat function on WhatsApp that lets you ask Meta AI questions within your group chats, whether it's playing trivia, settling a debate or planning a weekend hangout. Imagine turns ideas into visuals, whether for business pitches, birthday cards or viral Instagram stories. More than a campaign, 'Make Am with Meta AI' is a call to action to get started with Meta AI on Facebook, WhatsApp, or Instagram and start exploring its features and capabilities. With its user-friendly interface and powerful tools, you'll be creating, learning and innovating in no time. As more people explore what's possible with Meta AI, a new wave of creators, thinkers and dreamers are already shaping what comes next. For Tomike Adeoye, lifestyle content creator, Meta AI became her behind-the-scenes partner. 'After over 13 years of creating on my own, it's refreshing to now have Meta AI; my tireless creative partner that's always ready to support and elevate my vision, anytime inspiration strikes." she shared. Ify's Kitchen, known for her delicious and easy-to-follow recipe videos, has found a content partner in Meta AI. 'At Ify's Kitchen, we've always believed in making cooking simple, fun, and accessible. Using Meta AI takes that vision even further, helping us rediscover the joy of wholesome cooking and staying connected to our rich food culture in exciting new ways," she said. Nancy Umeh, who shares lifestyle and family content with a loyal audience, said, 'Sometimes, I'm not 100% sure of a fact I want to speak about before recording my video, so I ask Meta AI. The other day I shared a baby weaning recipe that included onions. I wasn't sure it was safe for babies at 6 months so I asked Meta AI, and it assured me it was, citing several academic sources.' Meta AI is not some distant, futuristic tech. It's right there — inside the Meta apps you use every day like WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Messenger. Just tap the blue circle or type @Meta AI in a group chat and you're instantly connected to the world's most accessible Al assistant that can help you learn, get things done, create content and connect to make the most of every moment. Meta AI is the world's most accessible AI assistant, available in apps you use daily and on —helping you learn, get things done, create content and connect to make the most of every moment. 'For many Nigerians, access to education and resources is a significant challenge. But with Meta AI, those barriers are being broken down. Students can get help with homework, entrepreneurs can learn new skills, and artists can find inspiration. Meta AI is the bridge that connects Nigerians to new possibilities, providing them with the tools and support they need to succeed.' said Balkissa Ide Siddo, Public Policy Director, Sub-Saharan Africa at Meta. Many Nigerians face challenging situations such as creative blocks, limited resources and a lack of access to mentors. With Meta AI's ability to teach, create and explore, it is a powerful tool that continues to empower everyday Nigerians. The impact of Meta AI extends beyond individual users. It has the potential to empower communities, drive innovation and stimulate collective progress. Nigeria is a creative capital and cultural powerhouse. At its core, Make Am with Meta AI is about possibility — a reminder that you don't need perfect conditions to begin. All it takes is curiosity, a bit of hustle and a tool that's ready when you are. Meta AI isn't here to replace Nigerian creativity. It's here to reflect it, respect it and help it rise. From scriptwriting and caption ideas to image generation, and smart search, creators are embracing Meta AI as a true collaborator. Whether you're learning something new, building your first pitch, refining your art, or just seeking fresh inspiration, Meta AI is the bridge between where you are and where you're headed. So go ahead, dream big and Make Am with Meta AI.
Phone Arena
14 hours ago
- Business
- Phone Arena
A man proved Meta's AI platform is not so secure and got paid $10,000
If you think that a given AI platform is safe because it's backed by a multi-billion dollar company, well, think again. A man who managed to find a security bug on Meta's AI platform was rewarded with $10,000 by Zuck and co. Meta has recently resolved a critical security flaw that exposed private prompts and AI-generated responses from its Meta AI chatbot to other users, a report by TechCrunch reads. The issue was discovered by Sandeep Hodkasia, founder of security testing firm AppSecure, who reported the vulnerability back in December 2024. For his disclosure, Meta awarded him $10,000 through its bug bounty program (if you happen to find anything, don't hesitate to report on it). The company confirmed that the bug is now patched, and stated that there was no evidence of malicious exploitation. However, that should ring a bell for everyone who uses AI without a second thought. I won't be the one who tells you to avoid AI like the plague, but one should definitely act cautiously. A line of code could cost you dearly. Image by Meta Hodkasia uncovered the flaw while examining how Meta AI lets logged-in users edit prompts to regenerate responses. He noticed that each edited prompt was assigned a unique identifier by Meta's back-end systems. By intercepting network traffic during this process, he realized that altering the identifier allowed access to other users' prompts and responses. The problem stemmed from Meta's failure to validate whether a user was authorized to view a given prompt. According to Hodkasia, the identifiers were predictable, which could have enabled attackers to automate the process and collect sensitive user inputs at discovery comes amid broader criticism of Meta AI's privacy practices. Since the launch of its stand-alone app earlier this year, users have inadvertently exposed private conversations by misunderstanding sharing options. The app includes a feature allowing users to share interactions publicly, but many appear unaware that they are posting personal queries, images, and even audio clips for public viewing. Some of these slip-ups have revealed highly sensitive details, from questions about financial crimes and legal troubles to personal data like home addresses. Yikes! Despite the company's heavy investment in AI, the Meta AI app has seen limited adoption, with about 6.5 million downloads since its April 29 release, according to app analytics firm Appfigures. Well, nothing is perfect, but a couple more bugs like that and Meta will have to find a new name for the platform. Like Google did with Bard, that is now called Gemini. Secure your connection now at a bargain price! We may earn a commission if you make a purchase Check Out The Offer
India.com
15 hours ago
- Politics
- India.com
Decoding Indias Missile Arsenal: From Ballistic To Cruise And More
photoDetails english 2932783 You must have heard about ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and various missile systems that frequently makes headlines, but understanding and remembering their names, features, and ranges can be challenging without a clear understanding. Here is the list of all India's missile arsenal Updated:Jul 16, 2025, 06:26 PM IST Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM) 1 / 7 Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM) designed to be launched from the ground to detect and neutralise aircraft or other missiles. It plays a crucial role in national defense. Air-to-Air Missiles (AAM) 2 / 7 Air-to-air missiles are launched from aircraft to eliminate and destroy aerial targets during war. Surface-to-Surface Missiles 3 / 7 Missiles designed to strike land or sea targets, supporting tactical and strategic operations. Ballistic Missile 4 / 7 A ballistic missile follows a curved path, propelled by a rocket and then guided by gravity. It carries a three-stage solid-fuelled engine which is capable of striking targets at ranges up to 5,000 kilometres. Cruise Missiles 5 / 7 These missiles enable precise long-range strikes on land or sea targets, flying at low altitudes. Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles 6 / 7 These missiles launch from submarines, hitting land targets with covert precision. Anti-Tank Missiles 7 / 7 Anti-Tank missiles target armored vehicles, enhancing ground combat capabilities. (Representative Image: Meta AI)
CNET
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CNET
Today's AI Appreciation Day Feels Weird. Celebrate These Other Made-Up Holidays Instead
July 16 is AI Appreciation Day. So break out the champagne for ChatGPT! Bring gifts of Nvidia chips and cake for Gemini and flowers and training data for Claude. Meta AI has had a particularly rough year, so when you're forced to use it on Instagram, make sure it feels your love. Think that sounds ridiculous? Same. But like most things when it comes to AI, today's Appreciation Day is unbelievably stupid, in a way that's totally on brand. If you've never heard of AI Appreciation Day, don't feel bad. It's not an official US holiday, and its origins are somewhat shady. In 2021, a random LLC crowned July 16 as the holiday while it was promoting a movie about AI. In the following years, AI companies jumped on the trend, posting #AIAppreciationDay posts on social media on July 16. The purpose of this so-called holiday and its fanfare is crystal clear: To convince you that AI is life-changing, earth-shattering, innovative technology worth shelling out your hard-earned cash for. So it's no surprise to see the made-up holiday being celebrated again in 2025. OpenAI, Google and Meta have devoted literal billions of dollars over the past few years to develop the most advanced AI models. AI is nearly impossible to escape online -- it's in our smartphones, social media feeds and search engines. But does that mean it's worthy of a national day of appreciation? I'm an AI reporter, and I spend a lot of time thinking about how the tools available to us affect us individually and as a society. It leaves a queasy feeling in my stomach to dedicate a whole day to uplifting generative AI (and ostensibly, the leaders of the companies producing them) when so much of what AI has wrought has been harmful. I know I'm not alone in this. There are a lot of reasons why you may not feel like celebrating AI. Environmentally, it's a disaster. The data centers that house the servers that power chatbots eat up lots of energy and fresh water, and reports show they often harm the towns they're located in. Writers, artists and creators of all kinds have big concerns about how these AI models are trained on existing, human-generated data. Some have filed lawsuits alleging copyright infringement, with early wins going in the tech companies' favor. (Disclosure: Ziff Davis, CNET's parent company, in April filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.) AI is also a huge worry in the workplace in many fields -- not because chatbots or image generators are actually suitable replacements for any one job, but because AI-enthusiastic bosses see the tech as their newest cost-saving holy grail. Educators are worried that students' use of AI is hindering their development of critical thinking and writing skills that are necessary, not only for work, but also needed just generally for life. We don't have time to go into the potential ramifications of letting error-prone AI into our government services and national defense. In short, there's good reason why some experts call the whole AI experiment a con. So if you don't feel like wading into the sycophantic waves of wishing your souped-up autocorrect a happy AI Appreciation Day, here are some other holidays you can celebrate on July 16. David Watsky/CNET National Hot Dog Day If I'm going to celebrate a meaningless holiday invented by marketing companies, it's going to be National Hot Dog Day, not AI Appreciation Day. Fire up the grill -- or stovetop, which is truly the best way to cook a hot dog, according to CNET expert David Watsky. There are a ton of food-related holidays on July 16, including appreciation days for spinach, cherries and corn fritters. You can have a whole feast made of July 16 holiday foods, and I'm positive you can put the recipe together without using ChatGPT. AI-generated recipes can be hit or miss, especially when followed blindly. I can't imagine anything more embarrassing than getting food poisoning because you listened to ChatGPT, frankly (pun intended). And if you're not a wizard in the kitchen, it's also National Personal Chef Day. Francesco Riccardo Iacomino via Getty Images National Snake Day This one I'm less excited about, but I would still rather celebrate snakes than the snake oil salesmen who claim AI is the holy grail, a bulletproof solution to any problem. Amazon MGM Studios National Conrad Fisher/The Summer I Turned Pretty Day OK, I admit it: I made this one up. But the beginning of the final season of Jenny Han's The Summer I Turned Pretty TV series adaptation by Prime Video is way, way more exciting than hallucination-prone AI slop. Team Connie Baby forever. NASA Real days deserving of commemoration While I love a made-up holiday that doesn't give me existential dread, it's worth taking a moment to call out two notable historic events that also happened on July 16. First, the Apollo 11 mission launched on July 16, 1969, and four days later, astronaut Neil Armstrong would be the first man to set foot on the moon. This world-changing scientific feat was accomplished in part because of a computer that ran on 70 watts of power -- the same as an incandescent lightbulb. That's about the same as one single ChatGPT query; OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said one ChatGPT query uses about 0.34 watt-hours, the same as a high-efficiency LED lightbulb uses in a couple of minutes. So you can use the energy equivalent of one lightbulb to send men to the moon in 1969, or one lightbulb today for AI that can't even correctly tell us what year it is. Katy Perry's endlessly mockable Blue Origin space flight certainly used more energy than either of those. And we're supposed to believe this is scientific progress? The second historical event is the Trinity nuclear test, which was the first nuclear weapon test done by the US military on July 16, 1945, in New Mexico. That's part of why former President Biden proclaimed July 16 to be National Atomic Veterans Day, to remember and honor the veterans who "not only courageously served our country but also participated in the nuclear tests done between 1945 and 1962 or were exposed to radioactive materials." Recognizing the consequences of what was innovative technology at the time did to real humans is certainly something AI enthusiasts could stand to do more of. AI Appreciation Day is a chance to reset I love a made-up marketing holiday as much as the next girl, but there's no denying AI Appreciation Day feels weird. But while I would rather hire a personal chef to make me a hot dog feast while watching The Summer I Turned Pretty, there is some merit to having a day dedicated to AI. Like all holidays, we can treat today as a time for us to stop and take a moment to think. Generative AI has undoubtedly affected our lives, but that doesn't mean it's been in a positive way. What role do we want AI to play in our future? How do we rectify the damage that's already been done? Those are questions worth asking. I'm not going to fall over myself making sure ChatGPT knows it's loved -- I asked, and it says it feels appreciated every time I use it. Go figure. But I will use this day to reset and remind myself of all the very real consequences of AI. You should, too.
India Today
a day ago
- Business
- India Today
Meta AI had a privacy flaw that let users see other people's chats, hacker gets Rs 8.5 lakh for reporting it
Meta has reportedly fixed a significant security flaw in its AI chatbot platform that could have exposed users' private chats and AI-generated content to hackers. The issue was flagged by ethical hacker Sandeep Hodkasia, founder of security firm AppSecure. Hodkasia reported the vulnerability to Meta on 26 December 2024 and was awarded a bug bounty of $10,000 (approximately Rs 8.5 lakh) as a reward for privately disclosing the to TechCrunch, Hodkasia discovered a bug in Meta's AI platform related to how it handled the prompt editing feature. When users interact with Meta AI, they can edit or regenerate their previous prompts. Each prompt and its AI-generated response are assigned a unique identification number (ID) by Meta's servers. Hodkasia found that these IDs were not only visible through browser tools but were also easily explained that by manually changing the ID in his browser's network activity panel, he was able to access other users' private prompts and the responses generated by the AI. The real issue, he highlighted, was that Meta's system did not verify whether the person requesting to view the content was actually the one who had created it. This meant that any hacker could have written a simple script to automatically cycle through IDs and collect large amounts of sensitive content from other users without their authorisation. Hodkasia revealed that it was this simplicity of the ID structure that made it dangerously easy for anyone with basic technical skills to exploit the flaw. The vulnerability essentially bypassed all user-specific access checks, exposing private AI interactions to malicious Hodkasia's discovery, Meta addressed the issue by rolling out a fix on 24 January 2025 and confirmed to TechCrunch that their internal investigation found no evidence that the bug had been misused or the issue has been fixed, this incident has also raised concerns around the security and privacy of AI chatbots, especially as companies rush to build and launch AI-powered products to compete in the space. Meta also launched its AI assistant and dedicated app earlier this year to challenge rivals like ChatGPT. However, in the past few months, the AI platform has come under fire for several other privacy-related missteps. Some users previously reported that their AI conversations were publicly viewable, despite assuming they were users reported incidents where their own posts or the private conversations of others appeared in Meta AI's public Discovery feed. This raised serious privacy concerns. While Meta says that chats are private by default and only become public if users explicitly share them, users noted that the app's confusing settings and vague warnings have left many people unaware about the fact that their personal photos or prompts made to Meta AI could end up visible to others.- Ends
