Meta launches AI 'world model' robotics chatbot

Meta is reportedly looking to pivot to robotics. Meta is currently working on augmented reality glasses that it is developing through its Project Orion. In an interview with Alex Heath of Sources, Meta’s CTO Andrew Bosworth revealed that Meta, like Apple, Google, and Tesla, is also advancing robotics research. The initial focus is on developing a ‘world model’ that simulates the software needed to animate the robot’s ‘dexterous hand.’ In the future, it is aimed at assisting with complex tasks and activities. In February 2025, it was reported that Meta was studying the possibility of building robots that could perform household chores such as cleaning or washing clothes or folding them.

Meta will soon use what people tell its artificial intelligence chatbot to get even better at selling them things. The company said on Wednesday that users’ chats and interactions with Meta AI will soon be used to target them with even more personalized ads. Users will start seeing notices of the change next week, but it won’t kick in until December 16.

Meta already targets users with ads based on what they post and click on, as well as who they’re connected to, on its social media platforms. That data enables Meta to infer what users might buy. But in conversations with Meta’s chatbot, users could directly tell the company about what they’re shopping for or the trip they’ll soon be packing for or what problems they have that a product could solve.