Meta is super keen to highlight its commitment to open sourcing its AI technology, as part of a broader effort to advance the development of AI tools, and ensure optimal benefits from such.
Though Meta itself also stands to benefit. By enabling developers to create with its Llama models, for example, it helps to establish Meta’s tools as the foundational element of more projects, which could eventually make Meta the leading AI platform in the world.
So it’s not altruistic as such, but Meta has already done a lot to enable broader research and development of various technologies through its expanding open source approach.
Which Meta has laid out in this new overview of its various open source efforts in 2024.
As per Meta:
“At Meta Open Source, 2024 was a year of growth and transformation. Our open source initiatives addressed the evolving needs and challenges of developers, powering breakthroughs in AI, and enabling the creation of innovative, user-focused applications and experiences. In close collaboration with the open source community, we shared knowledge, introduced new projects, and enhanced existing ones.”
This may not mean a lot to the average social media user, but essentially, Meta’s technology is powering more and more AI projects, in particular, which could help to establish its broader market positioning.
Check out Meta’s full open source overview below.
