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The new Llama 3.3 70B model has just dropped — here’s why it’s a big deal
Meta has just dropped its Llama 3.3 70B model, providing further proof that open models continue to close the gap with proprietary rivals. It’s only been released in a 70B parameter version but its benchmark performance puts it not far off the older Llama 3.1 405B, and it even ranks above OpenAI’s GPT-4o and Google’s Gemini Pro 1.5 in some…
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Your PC Can’t Handle Meta’s New Llama AI Model (Probably)
Meta has released Llama 3.3 70B, a modified version of the company’s most powerful AI model that can be downloaded to run on your own hardware. Your PC probably isn’t ready for it, though. Like many other large language models (LLMs), Meta’s Llama generative AI model is available in several parameter sizes for different use cases. For example, the smallest…
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Meta quietly leans on rival GPT-4 despite Zuckerberg’s bold Llama claims
This hybrid approach allows Meta to leverage the strengths of multiple AI models, but it also raises questions about how far the company has come in realizing its ambition to lead the generative AI market. As Meta continues to innovate with Llama, its quiet dependence on GPT-4 reveals the complexities of staying competitive in an industry defined by rapid technological…
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Forget the metaverse, AI is the money-spinner at Meta: Reality Labs lost $4.4 billion this quarter, but Mark Zuckerberg’s sharpened AI focus is delivering results – and there’s more to come with Llama 4 on the horizon
Meta posted strong financial results for the third quarter, indicating AI continues to be the company’s north star and driving significant revenue growth. The social media giant reported it generated $40.6 billion in sales, marking 19% year-on-year growth and outpaced analyst expectations that projected the company would only muster $40.19 billion in the quarter. Meta saw growth in user engagement,…
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Meta is working with US government to use Llama AI
Meta is “working with the public sector to adopt Llama across the US government,” according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The comment, made during his opening remarks for Meta’s Q3 earnings call on Wednesday, raises a lot of important questions: Exactly which parts of the government will use Meta’s AI models? What will the AI be used for? Will there be…
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Accessing Meta AI and Llama 3.1 405B with a VPN
Accessing Meta AI and Llama 3.1 405B can be a challenge outside select regions due to strict data privacy regulations. For example, trying to use these tools in Europe or other restricted areas will result in a geo-block error. Fortunately, you can easily bypass such limitations with a reliable VPN for Meta AI. In this article, we’ll present how to…
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Meta’s Llama models get 350 million downloads – Computerworld
The recent 20 million downloads could be seen as an effect of the company’s Llama 3.1 update that included a 405 billion parameter model as well as 70 billion parameter and 8 billion parameter variants — all of which performed better on various benchmarking tests, such as MATH and HumanEval. “Hosted Llama usage by token volume across our major cloud…
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