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Nisha Vora is a vegan chef extraordinaire. She has dedicated her time to developing recipes, hosting a vegan blog, writing two cookbooks, and her social media presence. ChatGPT, an AI-powered chatbot, tested its proficiency in vegan cooking against Nisha Vora. Using cauliflower, tomatoes and onions, ChatGPT created an Indian-inspired vegetable curry; unfortunately, precision was lacking in ingredients used, leaving an underwhelming flavor. Nisha's tips and expertise enabled a better-tasting dish. With its AI-based platform, ChatGPT aims to streamline meal prep from ideation to grocery shopping. Follow Nisha Vora to try vegan cooking and explore new cuisines and flavors.
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Meta is the world's leading tech giant, investing in AI tech to keep up with likes of ChatGPT and stay on top. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is exploring “chat experiences” to enhance ads and posts in Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. He is also investing $33 billion on AI tech - and recently reported a 24% increase in app users for its Reel feature. The company is also developing LLaMa, a conversational language model with 65 billion parameters.
Meta is a well-established tech company investing in AI technology. Mark Zuckerberg, its' CEO, emphasised this commitment during his initial presentation and Q&A session, and highlighted the noticeable improvement their AI had made on Instagram. Meta is poised to spend $30-33 billion on AI initiatives in 2023 and has plans to bring their AI to the world via their services and apps.
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