Meta: OpenAI’s Four-Year-Old Past

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is making strides in the open-source large language model (LLM) race with its LLaMa model. However, a recent podcast with Mark Zuckerberg revealed that the model is not yet on par with Google and OpenAI’s frontier models. Despite this, Zuckerberg is pushing for open sourcing technologies for research purposes, emphasizing the benefits of allowing more researchers to work on the model. He acknowledged that Meta was not invited to the White House meeting between the President and leading companies in the space, as LLaMa’s current capabilities do not compare to its competitors. Nevertheless, Zuckerberg remains optimistic about the model’s potential and believes that its current features are proof of what Meta wants to achieve. Open-sourcing LLaMa may be Meta’s solution to the LLM space, as they seek to build more efficient and aligned AI through community research.