Meta unleashes Llama, a free AI language model, challenging OpenAI and Google: 5 Things to know
OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, and Google. OpenAI and Google have created amazing large language models that power chatbots like ChatGPT and Bard. These chatbots have impressed people with their ability to mimic human creativity and knowledge.
Llama is open-source, which means anyone can look at how it works and change it. This is different from other AI systems like OpenAI's GPT-4, which are not open-source. These closed models do not let their users see the code or get detailed explanations about how they handle data.
"Open source drives innovation because it enables many more developers to build with new technology," Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post. "It also improves safety and security because when software is open, more people can scrutinize it to identify and fix potential issues," Meta CEO added. Meta is making a commercial version of their open-source AI model called Llama.
This version is safer compared to OpenAI's models, which sometimes generate false information or behave unpredictably in chatbot conversations. With this new release, start-ups and other businesses have access to a powerful alternative for free. They will not need to buy expensive proprietary models from companies like OpenAI and Google.
By offering the advanced Llama model for free to businesses, it could disrupt the early market dominance of companies like OpenAI. OpenAI, supported by Microsoft, already provides its AI models to business customers through Azure. Now, with Llama becoming widely accessible, businesses have a powerful alternative without the high costs.
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