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Qualcomm plans to make Meta’s AI Llama 2 available on Snapdragon-based devices in 2024. Meta’s Quest 3 will feature a powerful new Snapdragon chip.
Qualcomm recently announced a partnership with Meta to optimize Llama 2 to run on low-power chipsets such as Android phones, Windows laptops and VR/AR helmets. This reduces the need for cloud computing and improves privacy while allowing for greater customization.
This means that advanced generative AI could arrive at the Quest 3 and others powered by Snapdragon VR headsets in 2024.
What is the Llama 2?
Llama 2 is the latest version of Meta’s large open source language model (LLM). The template could be used to generate text, code and images. Performance should be similar to the GPT-3.5 version of ChatGPT.
Meta launched the first version of Llama for seekers only, but after it leaked online, they opened it up to everyone. The AI model will be available through multiple cloud platforms, and you can download Llama 2 for free for use in research and commercial projects.
You can learn more about Meta’s Llama 2 on our AI-focused website, The Decoder.
Quest 3 and AI
Meta already uses AI in its Quest headsets. AI allows Quest 2 And Pro Quest to track your hands via the headset’s infrared sensors. AI-powered voice recognition lets you speak-to-type and use voice commands to take screenshots, jump to a room-scale limit, or check your battery level.
The Quest 2 and Quest Pro have limited processing power compared to the potential of the upcoming Meta headset. Although Meta has not announced which Qualcomm chip will be in the upcoming Quest 3, the GPU processing speed will be double that of the Quest 2. Quest 3’s AI performance could be impressive Also.
Meta showed an exploded view of his Quest 3 headset. | Image: Meta
AI is critically important to some of Quest’s best features, but Meta can greatly extend these capabilities with the versatility that an AI model like Llama could provide. Generative AI can enable free-form voice commands, smart assistants, and home environments created based on your prompts.
The possibilities are endless, especially if this technology becomes available to VR game developers. Future games could use AI to generate interactive scenariosinteresting characters and scenes on the headset, expanding content and greatly speeding up production.
AI is already being used to help develop VR games And make game characters more believable. The best content always requires human feedback and careful design, but adding AI elements could improve the process.
It’s too early to tell when or if Meta will add its new AI to the Quest platform, but Qualcomm’s announcement suggests it will be possible with this collaboration. If Meta includes Llama 2 in Quest system software, it could have a huge impact on VR game development.
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