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Meta launches custom AI bots: The next step of Meta’s AI push is here, with Meta launching its new AI Studio platform in the U.S., which will enable anyone to create their own AI bots, built on Meta’s systems. Creators can customize their AI responses “based on things such as their Instagram content, facts about themselves, and topics to avoid.”
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