For years, Meta has been funding research into ’embodied AI’, aiming to create AI assistants that can see, hear, and navigate the 3D physical world. The company’s top AI scientist, Yann LeCun, has also emphasized the limitations of language models and is working to develop new models that can better understand physical space.
Furthermore, Meta plans to build “more direct expertise in the space” by developing retail locations similar to the Meta Lab store it opened in Los Angeles in November, although retail partners will remain the primary drivers of hardware sales volume.