Are you investing in the metaverse? Meta is recruiting for positions in generative AI to enhance cross-platform immersive experiences.

The social media giant Meta has been expanding its reach into the metaverse and AI fields in recent years. Its latest job openings also indicate that the company is recruiting positions for generative AI personnel, aiming to provide users across multiple platforms with an uncertain, personalized, and continuously evolving immersive experience.

Meta Recruits AI Position with Annual Salary of $347,000

Meta's latest job posting on its website reveals that the company is hiring for a Generative AI (GenAI) role aimed at researching and designing new user experiences:

As a member of Meta's Metaverse leadership team, you will be responsible for planning the development strategy of Generative AI in games by examining multiple platforms, envisioning a grander future for our in-house studio, partner relationships, and the broader gaming industry.

It further specifies, "The focus will be on Horizon Worlds, leveraging technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR), Mixed Reality (MR), and Augmented Reality (AR)."

Meta emphasizes that this role will initially collaborate between Reality Labs and the company's leadership to formulate goals and strategies for creating content through Generative AI, which may eventually evolve into a department or team.

Notably, Meta offers an attractive package for this position, with an annual salary of $347,000, along with bonuses, stock options, and other benefits.

Focus on AI Field Investment

Meta also stated in its announcement:

The field of Generative AI in content creation is rapidly evolving, inspiring various innovative models, and Meta is heavily investing to stay ahead.

However, reviewing Meta's first-quarter financial report, its Metaverse division, "Reality Labs," still incurred a $3.8 billion loss, with the CFO indicating:

Due to ongoing product development and further ecosystem investments, the operating loss for the next quarter is expected to significantly increase compared to the same period last year.

Meta's Bright First Quarter Financial Report Signals Increased AI Capital Expenditure

During the earnings call at that time, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg mentioned that Reality Labs will focus more on advancing AI business development in the future.

EU Accuses Meta of Antitrust Violation

On the other hand, Meta's operations in the European region have recently come under regulatory scrutiny.

In a press release on Monday, the European Commission called out Meta for not complying with antitrust rules, citing Facebook and Instagram's introduction of an ad-free subscription service in Europe last October, where users must decide on "whether to agree to the collection and use of their personal data for advertising purposes," with an additional fee if they disagree:

According to the Commission's preliminary view, this A or B choice is a disguised way to force users to agree to provide their personal data, and it cannot even be confirmed if the paid version's features and functions are consistent with the free version.

Under the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) aimed at combating market dominance by large tech companies, Meta could face fines of up to 10% of its global annual revenue, approximately $13.4 billion, and for repeated violations, this percentage could increase to 20%.

Meta Responds: Acting in Compliance with the Law

In response, Meta stated:

The ad subscription model has followed the guidance of the European Court of Justice and complies with the DMA.

Additionally, "We look forward to further discussions with the Commission to conclude this investigation."