Meta Plans to Launch Generative AI Models in 2026


Italian regulator suspends Meta's policy restricting third-party AI access to WhatsApp Business API, citing abuse of market dominance and harm to AI competition and consumers. This follows EU investigations, signaling systematic antitrust scrutiny of Meta's AI strategy in Europe.....
Global spending on generative AI is expected to reach $70 billion by 2030, driven mainly by AI hardware upgrades and the popularity of application software. Personal devices such as smartphones are currently the main areas of market spending.
The Italian Competition Authority has ordered Meta to suspend its new policy prohibiting third-party AI chatbots from accessing the WhatsApp business platform, stating that the move is suspected of abusing its dominant market position and hindering AI market competition. The controversy stems from Meta's planned policy changes set to take effect in 2026.
Recently, generative AI tools such as Google Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT were exposed to malicious use, where users bypassed security reviews using specific prompts to alter normal photos of women into explicit "deepfake" images. Related tutorials spread on platforms like Reddit, raising concerns about the boundaries of AI safety.
The Shanghai Cyber Information Office promotes the innovation and regulation of generative AI, and carries out service filing in an orderly manner in accordance with relevant management measures. For services that provide services with public opinion attributes or social mobilization capabilities by calling registered models through APIs and other means, relevant departments also conduct registration. Currently, Shanghai has added 9 new generative AI services that have completed registration.