Meta has released Llama 3. 1, an open-source AI model with 405 billion parameters, challenging closed-source AI leaders. The company aims to promote open-source AI, allowing companies to create and customize AI services easily. Llama 3. 1 is the largest openly available foundation model, rivaling top AI models in various areas. Nvidia is integrating Llama 3. 1 into its AI Foundry service, enabling enterprises to build and deploy custom AI applications. Meta is expanding the Llama ecosystem with new tools and partnerships, reshaping commerce and democratizing AI technology for businesses of all sizes.

The release of Llama 3. 1 provides open access to frontier-level AI capabilities, fostering interoperability and signaling a future for open-source AI. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg highlights the advantages of open-source AI, including cost-effectiveness, control, and safety. He believes widespread deployment of AI enhances security by allowing larger actors to check the power of smaller ones. Zuckerberg invites developers to join Meta in bringing the benefits of AI to the world.