Key Takeaways
- Meta announced its most capable open-source artificial intelligence (AI) model called Llama 3.1 on Tuesday.
- The company said the new open model rivals or outperforms those from Microsoft-backed OpenAI, Alphabet, and Amazon-backed Anthropic, as competition between AI model makers heats up.
- Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been a vocal supporter of open-source AI models, which could help the company better compete with closed model makers.
- The new model is available to WhatsApp and Meta AI users, as well as Meta's partner ecosystems like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Nvidia, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.
Meta (META) unveiled Llama 3.1, its most capable 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:open-source artificial intelligence (AI) model yet, on Tuesday.
The Facebook parent said the new open model rivals or outperforms those from Microsoft-backed (MSFT) OpenAI, Alphabet (GOOGL), and Amazon-backed (AMZN) Anthropic, as competition ꦦbetween AI model makers heats up.
Meta Expands Influence With Open-Source Tools
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been vocal 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:supporter of open AI, promoting the use of open-source tools that can help the company gain influence in the AI race with OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic, which make closed AI models.
The new open AI model is available to users in the U.S. on WhatsApp and meta.ai. Llama 3.1 is also available through Meta's partner ecosystems, including 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Amazon Web Services (AWS), Nvidia (NVDA), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and others.
Meta shares were up 1.1% at $492.80 around 1:30 p.m. ET Tuesday, contributing to the stock's nearly 40% year-to-date gain.