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On Tuesday, Meta launched a new version of its artificial intelligence model for free. This move seems to be a competition against Open AI<\/a>the maker of Chat GPT<\/a>and Google.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n OpenAI and Google have created amazing large language models that power chatbots like ChatGPT and Bard<\/a>, These chatbots have impressed people with their ability to mimic human creativity and knowledge.<\/p>\n 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<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n “Open source drives innovation because it enables many more developers to build with new technology,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg<\/a> said in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n “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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n With this new release, start-ups<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n By offering the advanced Llama model for free to businesses, it could disrupt the early market dominance of companies like OpenAI. Open AI<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n Meta’s new and stronger version of their model, named Llama 2 is upgraded and is now accessible to any business either by downloading it directly or through Microsoft’s Azure cloud service, thanks to a special partnership with Microsoft.<\/p>\n Microsoft has a significant partnership with OpenAI, and now, they are also teaming up with Meta for the Llama 2 model. This shows that Microsoft wants to expand its AI offerings by providing products that give businesses more control over their data and software. They aim to offer diverse and customizable AI solutions to companies.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, Microsoft, known for being very active in the AI market<\/a>Made a big announcement. They plan to offer an AI-enhanced version of Microsoft 365, their office platform, for $30 per user, per month. This price increase could have a major impact on their business customers and potentially lead to much higher revenue for Microsoft. The move aligns with Google and Amazon’s plans to offer various AI models to their business customers as well. It seems like AI is becoming more essential for businesses, and companies are exploring different options to meet this growing demand.<\/p>\nWhat is Llama?<\/h2>\n
Threat to OpenAI and Google<\/h2>\n
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