Meta unveils a more powerful AI and isn't fretting over who uses it
Mark Zuckerberg is doubling down on a different tack: He's giving it away. Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, said on Tuesday that he planned to provide the code behind the company's latest and most advanced AI technology to developers and software enthusiasts around the world free of charge. The decision, similar to one Meta made in February, could help the company reel in competitors like Google and Microsoft.
Those companies have moved more quickly to incorporate generative artificial intelligence — the technology behind OpenAI's popular ChatGPT chatbot — into their products. «When software is open, more people can scrutinize it to identify and fix potential issues,» Zuckerberg said in a post to his personal Facebook page. The latest version of Meta's AI was created with 40% more data than what the company released just a few months ago and is believed to be considerably more powerful.
And Meta is providing a detailed road map that shows how developers can work with the vast amount of data it has collected. Researchers worry that generative AI can supercharge the amount of disinformation and spam on the internet, and presents dangers that even some of its creators do not entirely understand. Meta is sticking to a long-held belief that allowing all sorts of programmers to tinker with technology is the best way to improve it.
Until recently, most AI researchers agreed with that. But in the past year, companies like Google, Microsoft and OpenAI, a San Francisco startup, have set limits on who has access to their latest technology and placed controls around what can be done with it. The companies say they are limiting access because of safety concerns, but critics say they are also trying to stifle competition.
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