Subj : In an effort to surpass ChatGPT, Meta is open-sourcing its large
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Jul 19 2023 16:15:03

In an effort to surpass ChatGPT, Meta is open-sourcing its large language AI 
model

Date:
Wed, 19 Jul 2023 15:07:07 +0000

Description:
LLaMA 2 is an AI model that will be made open-source as part of a 
collaboration between Meta and Microsoft.

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In what could be an effort to catch up to - and maybe even surpass - the 
internets current AI darling ChatGPT , Meta will be open-sourcing its large 
language model, LLaMA 2, in collaboration with Microsoft. 

This makes LLaMA 2 free to use for commercial and research purposes, putting 
it on the same level as OpenAIs ChatGPT and Microsoft Bing. 

The announcement was part of Microsofts Inspire event, where Microsoft 
revealed more about the AI tools making an appearance in the Microsoft 365 
platform , as well as how much they would cost users. Metas explanation of 
the decision to make LLaMA 2 an open-source tool is to allow businesses, 
researchers, and developers access to more AI tools. Free roam LLaMA 

Rather than hiding the LLM behind a paywall, Meta will allow anyone and 
everyone to have access to LLaMA 2, thus opening up the door to more 
potential AI tools being built upon the model - which could be used by the 
general public. 

This move also gives Meta a sense of transparency, something that has been 
conspicuously missing from some AI development projects; Meta notably also 
showed surprising restraint with regard to the release (or lack thereof) of 
its powerful new speech-generation AI, Voicebox . 

According to The Verge , Meta will be offering the open-source LLM via 
Microsoft's Windows and Azure platforms, as well as AWS and Hugging Face. In 
a statement from the tech giant, the company states that We believe an open 
approach is the right one for the development of todays AI models, especially 
those in the generative space where the technology is rapidly advancing. 

Meta seems to be pushing for a community angle with the move, hoping that 
interested user bases will help stress test and troubleshoot issues with 
LLaMA 2 quickly and collaboratively. Its a bold move, and could be the 
perfect way to counteract Metas recent struggles in the AI arena . I cant 
wait to see what people make with access to an open-source AI model.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/in-an-effort-to-su
rpass-chatgpt-meta-is-open-sourcing-its-large-language-ai-model


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