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AI & Enterprise
Meta\'s open-source Llama effectively abandoned; what are developers\' alternatives?
Meta has effectively halted development of its open-source AI model Llama and shifted strategy to the proprietary Muse Spark model, The News Stack reported. Meta said it will keep providing existing Llama models as open source, but did not mention future development. Muse Spark was built from scratch on different infrastructure and is cloud-only, with no weight downloads or self-hosting. Llama had about 1.2 billion downloads a year ago.
AI & Enterprise
Meta shares fall despite 33 percent revenue growth as it presses on with aggressive AI investment
Meta posted first-quarter revenue and net profit above market expectations, but its shares fell more than 5 percent in after-hours trading after it announced plans to expand investment in AI data centres, The Wall Street Journal reported. Revenue rose 33 percent from a year earlier to $56.3 billion and net profit was $26.8 billion. Meta forecast second-quarter revenue of $58.0 billion to $61.0 billion and plans capital spending of up to $145.0 billion this year.
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Meta unveils new AI model Muse Spark, steps up external API sales
Meta has unveiled a new AI model, Muse Spark, CNBC reported on April 8. The model is the first release since Meta recruited Alexandr Wang, formerly CEO of Scale AI, 9 months ago. Meta said Muse Spark emphasises efficiency and competitive performance rather than being the top-performing model. Meta plans to offer the technology through APIs to outside developers and expand paid access after a private preview for selected partners.
