BIZARRE: 4 | Mind Blowing Facts

Sir Nick Clegg to step down as Meta global affairs president

Former deputy prime minister Sir Nick Clegg said his time with Facebook’s parent company had been the ‘adventure of a lifetime’.

Evening Standard · Jan 2, 2025

Nick Clegg leaves top Facebook job after ‘adventure of a lifetime’

He said he will be moving on to a new adventure

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2025

'Thatcherite language': Rachel Reeves slated for public spending crackdown

RACHEL Reeves has been accused of using “Thatcherite language” in her latest crackdown on public spending.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 10, 2024

Meta says AI had only ‘modest’ impact on global elections in 2024

Facebook, Instagram owner says its defences prevented AI-driven misinformation operations from gaining online foothold.

Al Jazeera · Dec 3, 2024

Meta Says No Sign Of AI Bedeviling Elections In 2024

Meta on Tuesday said fears that artificial intelligence would unleash a torrent of misinformation to deceive voters around the world did not come true as elections played out around the world this year.

International Business Times · Dec 3, 2024

Meta says it has taken down about 20 covert influence operations in 2024

Firm names Russia as top source of such activity but says it is ‘striking’ how little AI was used to try to trick voters

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2024

Meta's foray in public services suggests Big Tech is about to get bigger

Nick Clegg told the Standard about Meta's large language model, Llama, and how they're supporting innovations designed to boost the public sector

Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2024

Meta pushes AI bid for UK public sector forward with technology aimed at NHS

Tech giant awards funding to project to shorten waits in A&E, after ‘hackathon’ on using Llama system in Britain

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2024

Meta to let US national security agencies and defense contractors use Llama AI

Company typically prohibits its use for ‘military, warfare, nuclear industries or applications, [and] espionage’

The Guardian - US · Nov 5, 2024

Meta's Llama gears up for battle

Meta makes its model available to the U.S. military with a pitch that's largely about defending its "open source AI" framing.

Fortune · Nov 5, 2024