Observed Signal · Feb 27, 2023 · Technical Release · Source: Trending Topics · Impact: 4/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Meta launches LLaMA large language model to rival ChatGPT
Meta has announced LLaMA (Large Language Model Meta AI), a new large language model designed to compete with ChatGPT and Google's Bard. According to Reuters, the company unveiled the model on Friday, February 24, 2023. Unlike Microsoft and Google, Meta initially plans to release LLaMA under a non-commercial license to researchers, government institutions, civil society, and academia, rather than integrating it into its consumer apps. Meta says LLaMA requires far less processing power than previous offerings and is trained in 20 languages with a focus on Latin and Cyrillic alphabets. A version with 13 billion parameters reportedly outperforms GPT-3, the predecessor model to ChatGPT. Meta attributed the performance to larger amounts of 'clean' data and architectural improvements. The announcement comes as Meta seeks a success amid slowing growth and heavy investment in the metaverse.
Meta, a major platform, announced a competitive large language model, intensifying the AI race and shaping future AI capabilities relevant to advertising and content tools.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Meta announced LLaMA (Large Language Model Meta AI) on February 24, 2023, to compete with ChatGPT and Bard.
- LLaMA will be made available under a non-commercial license to researchers, government institutions, civil society, and academia.
- The model is trained in 20 languages and Meta says it requires far less processing power than previous offerings.
- A 13-billion-parameter version of LLaMA reportedly outperforms GPT-3.
- Meta previously released the OPT-175B language model for researchers in May 2022.
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