Meta Llama 3 Released
Narrative
Open weights model. 8B and 70B sizes. State-of-art for open models. Improved training. Commercial friendly.
Reality
Benchmarks strong for open model. 70B competitive with closed models on some tasks. Massive adoption. Fine-tuning ecosystem exploded.
Implication
Raised open source bar significantly. Closed model premium questioned. Developer ecosystem energized. Commercial viability demonstrated.