Washingtonians delved into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) on Friday at the Washington AI Network's first White House Correspondent Weekend TGAIFriday Lunch.
The event, held at The House at 1229 headquarters, was hosted by Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, and featured demos of the company's latest technology.
Meta's robot dog, Spotty, showed off his skills to guests, including moving a stuffed penguin from one table to another and avoiding employees who were in his way.
Meta's AI dog Spotty appears at TGAIF Lunch in Washington, DC, Friday, April 26, 2024. (The Hill/Julia Shapero)
In an adjacent room, guests tried out Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses with multimodal AI capabilities and the company's Quest 3 mixed reality VR headset.
After mingling and enjoying hors d'oeuvres, guests entered a room filled with chairs and a few couches and were joined by Tammy Haddad, founder of the Washington AI Network, and Joel, Meta's vice president of AI research.・I heard Mr. Pineau's conversation.
Featured guests include Wonder Woman actress Lynda Carter, social media influencer and Washington DC resident Tony P., NBC Washington correspondent Yamish Alcindor, MSNBC's “The Weekend” co-host Simone Sanders Townsend, CNN They included chief investigative correspondent and anchor Pamela Brown;
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