The battle for chatbots provoked by OpenAI-developed ChatGPT continues to heat up, with Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc..CEO Mark Zuckerberg made it clear that the company is also currently focused on the development of artificial intelligence tools.。

In a post on Instagram on Monday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said: "We are creating a new top-of-the-line product group at Meta focused on generating artificial intelligence to advance our work in this space.。"。"We have a lot of groundwork to do before we can achieve a truly futuristic experience, but I'm excited about all the new things we'll be building along the way."。"

Zuckerberg also said the company is currently experimenting with the technology for text chats in Meta's messaging apps WhatsApp and Messenger, as well as visual filters for photos and videos on platforms such as Instagram.。"We will focus on developing AI characters that can help people in multiple ways," he added.。

Earlier on Monday, social networking rival Snap Inc. said it would release an AI-enabled chatbot based on OpenAI's GPT technology on its Snapchat app for its subscribing members.。Following Microsoft and Alphabet Inc.Snap's news is the latest in a race to provide digital tools that can answer users' questions in natural language format after its Google and other Internet giants released similar beta versions。

It is reported that the newly formed Meta product group will include dozens of employees previously scattered throughout the company's different teams.。The team will be led by Ahmad Al-Dahle, head of machine learning and artificial intelligence at Meta.。Al-Dahle will report directly to Chris Cox, Meta's chief product officer, which means the social media giant already intends to further integrate such technologies into Meta's product line.。

Zuckerberg's latest post echoes comments he made on Meta's earnings call earlier this month that the company is focused on injecting AI into the messaging, advertising business and its algorithms that determine what people see on Facebook and Instagram.。Only a few months ago, Meta laid off about 13% of its employees。"We are focused on productivity and continue to streamline the company because we can execute on these priorities," he said at the time.。

Notably, the CEO also launched a large language model last week called LLaMA, a research tool for building AI-based chatbots and other AI-related products.。The company plans to make this technology available to AI researchers so that outsiders can more clearly understand how the system works, adjust it according to their needs, and cooperate on related projects。