Meta won't release its multimodal Llama AI model in the EU (opens in new tab)

(theverge.com)

36 pointsmartin_1y ago5 comments

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> The decision will prevent European companies from using the multimodal model, despite it being released under an open license.

I like that Meta's models are available for general use under a fairly permissive license, but they've really butchered the word "open".

Wowfunhappy1y ago

At least in this case, they didn't call it "open source", which it isn't.

I think I'm okay with calling Llama "open". It is relatively open compared to, say, GPT-4, a model released by a company with an interesting name.

astromaniak1y ago

> At least in this case, they didn't call it "open source", which it isn't.

There are no open source AI models, strictly speaking. Because they are not reproducible even will all the data and training setup. Randomness is embedded in training. It could be done without, but performance suffers. So, only for learning and some academic research.

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morbicer1y ago

Make sense. They can't easily delete your photos/data from the model if you file a GDPR request for removal. Someone should go after them even if they don't publish it in EU, the fact of publishing shouldn't matter.

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