"Technology giant Meta is to trial premium subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp users in the coming months. The new offerings would give access to features including expanded artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. Under the plan, access to the platforms' core services would remain free to use. The firm also plans to test subscriptions for features, such as its Vibes video generation app, which the firm says "can bring your ideas to life with new AI visual creation tools"."
"It also aims to use Manus, a Chinese-founded AI firm it bought in December for a reported $2bn (1.46bn), in its subscription plans, according to TechCrunch, which first reported the story. The company will also continue to offer standalone Manus subscriptions to businesses. At the time, Meta said the deal would help improve its own AI by giving people access to "agents" - tools which can do complex things with minimal user interaction such as planning trips or making presentations."
Meta will trial premium subscription tiers for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp in the coming months while maintaining free access to core services. Paid offerings will include expanded artificial intelligence capabilities and tests for feature subscriptions such as Vibes, a video generation app described as bringing ideas to life with new AI visual creation tools. Meta plans to integrate Manus, a Chinese-founded AI firm purchased in December for a reported $2bn, into subscription features while continuing to sell standalone Manus subscriptions to businesses. Manus promotes a truly autonomous agent capable of planning, executing and completing tasks independently from user instructions.
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