Meta intends to publish a commercial version of its artificial intelligence (AI) model to achieve wider adoption.
According to sources close to Meta, the new version will be more generally accessible. It may be customized by businesses, even though the company already issued its large language mode (LLM) for researchers and academics called LLaMa earlier this year.
This occurs as Meta tries to position itself to compete with Google and OpenAI, the two market leaders whom Microsoft and the developers of ChatGPT now back.
According to FT’s insider, who is familiar with Meta’s high-level approach, “The goal is to diminish the current dominance of OpenAI.” Startups and companies can create unique software and applications on top of Meta’s underlying AI technology using the commercial version of LLaMa.
All of Meta’s models are now free and open-source, but according to two FT sources, the company has been looking into offering a premium version for enterprise clients. It would not, however, be included in the future release.
The commercial version is anticipated to be released “imminently,” according to the FT source. Additionally, Meta has made its LLM models open-source, allowing anybody to access the system’s inner workings.
This is not the case with its rivals like OpenAI, who keep their code secret from outsiders. The source told FT:
“Meta realized they were behind on the current AI hype cycle, and this gives them a way to open up the ecosystem and seem like they are doing the right thing, being charitable and giving back to the community.”
These changes occurred while Meta is being sued by authors Sarah Silverman and two others on behalf of a class of copyright owners around the US, who claim Meta violated their rights while training its AI systems. A comparable class-action lawsuit against OpenAI claims the business stole data while training its models.
