Meta Platforms Inc. on Monday said it will continue to release its artificial intelligence tools to approved researchers despite claims on online message boards that its latest large language model had leaked to unauthorised users.
“While the model is not accessible to all, and some have tried to circumvent the approval process, we believe the current release strategy allows us to balance responsibility and openness,” Meta said in a statement.
Large Language Model Meta AI, dubbed LLaMA by Facebook owner Meta, was released last month. Meta owns Facebook. According to Meta, the model can mimic the human-like conversational abilities of OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT, and Google Inc. AI systems with far less computer resources.
The majority of the work done by Meta’s AI research division is shared publicly, in contrast to certain competitors like OpenAI, which keeps close tabs on its technology and charges software developers to access it. Yet, there is also the possibility for abuse with AI tools, such as the dissemination of misleading information.
After going through a screening process, Meta offers its tools to researchers and other organisations connected to the government, civil society, and academia under a non-commercial licence in order to prevent exploitation of that nature.
Users of the web forum 4Chan stated last week that the model was now downloadable. Reuters was unable to independently confirm those assertions.
According to Meta’s statement, the LLaMA release was handled in the same manner as those of earlier models, and the company has no plans to alter its approach.
“It’s Meta’s goal to share state-of-the-art AI models with members of the research community to help us evaluate and improve those models,” Meta said.
