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Llama 2 Open Source Release

Date: July 18, 2023
Company: Meta AI
Category: Models & Research

Narrative

Free for research and commercial use. Models from 7B to 70B. Pre-trained and chat versions.

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Reality

Sparked massive open-source AI ecosystem. Thousands of fine-tunes. Enabled local LLM deployment. Community innovation explosion.

Implication

Democratized LLM access. Created alternative to closed API model. Open source AI viability proven. Developer ecosystem catalyzed.

Tags

  • meta
  • model-release
  • open-source
  • paradigm-shift