Meta is reportedly working on a new large‑language model internally called “Avocado.” The project signals a shift away from the company’s earlier open‑source stance on AI, with the model expected to be proprietary. Avocado is being developed by a small team within Meta’s AI Superintelligence Labs, led by Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang. The move follows internal turmoil, including layoffs at the FAIR unit and the departure of Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun. Industry observers note that the change reflects Meta’s desire to keep pace with rivals such as OpenAI and Google. Read more →

Meta is reportedly developing a new AI model, code‑named Avocado, that may be offered as a paid service, marking a potential shift away from its recent open‑source focus. The move follows a disappointing release of the Llama 4 model and a delayed "Behemoth" version. In a July 30th memo, Mark Zuckerberg highlighted safety concerns around open‑sourcing AI, suggesting the company will become more selective. Zuckerberg is also spending significant time with a newly formed group called TBD Lab, which operates in a dedicated space near his office at Meta’s headquarters. Read more →

Meta announced that its Llama suite of artificial‑intelligence models is now available to a broader set of governments, including France, Germany, Italy, Japan and South Korea, as well as organizations linked to the European Union and NATO. The rollout follows earlier deployments for the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Meta says governments can fine‑tune the models with their own sensitive data, host them in secure environments, and run them on‑device for specific national‑security use cases. The company highlights the open‑source nature of Llama as a key factor that lets officials download and deploy the technology without routing data through third‑party providers. Read more →

Meta Connect 2025, the company’s annual AR, VR, AI and metaverse showcase, featured a lineup of announcements that highlighted the next generation of smart glasses, new AI capabilities, and future metaverse software. Mark Zuckerberg opened the event with a keynote, followed by developer sessions. The centerpiece, dubbed Hypernova, is the first consumer‑ready Meta glasses with a display, paired with a gesture‑control wristband. AI updates included broader language bots and hints about the delayed Llama 4 model, while Horizon Worlds received a preview of AI‑driven NPCs and third‑party VR headset collaborations. Read more →

Meta Connect 2025, the company’s annual AR, VR, AI and metaverse showcase, featured a lineup of announcements that highlighted the next generation of smart glasses, new AI capabilities, and future metaverse software. Mark Zuckerberg opened the event with a keynote, followed by developer sessions. The centerpiece, dubbed Hypernova, is the first consumer‑ready Meta glasses with a display, paired with a gesture‑control wristband. AI updates included broader language bots and hints about the delayed Llama 4 model, while Horizon Worlds received a preview of AI‑driven NPCs and third‑party VR headset collaborations. Read more →

Meta Connect 2025, the company’s annual AR, VR, AI and metaverse showcase, featured a lineup of announcements that highlighted the next generation of smart glasses, new AI capabilities, and future metaverse software. Mark Zuckerberg opened the event with a keynote, followed by developer sessions. The centerpiece, dubbed Hypernova, is the first consumer‑ready Meta glasses with a display, paired with a gesture‑control wristband. AI updates included broader language bots and hints about the delayed Llama 4 model, while Horizon Worlds received a preview of AI‑driven NPCs and third‑party VR headset collaborations. Read more →

Meta Connect 2025, the company’s annual AR, VR, AI and metaverse showcase, featured a lineup of announcements that highlighted the next generation of smart glasses, new AI capabilities, and future metaverse software. Mark Zuckerberg opened the event with a keynote, followed by developer sessions. The centerpiece, dubbed Hypernova, is the first consumer‑ready Meta glasses with a display, paired with a gesture‑control wristband. AI updates included broader language bots and hints about the delayed Llama 4 model, while Horizon Worlds received a preview of AI‑driven NPCs and third‑party VR headset collaborations. Read more →

Meta Connect 2025, the company’s annual AR, VR, AI and metaverse showcase, featured a lineup of announcements that highlighted the next generation of smart glasses, new AI capabilities, and future metaverse software. Mark Zuckerberg opened the event with a keynote, followed by developer sessions. The centerpiece, dubbed Hypernova, is the first consumer‑ready Meta glasses with a display, paired with a gesture‑control wristband. AI updates included broader language bots and hints about the delayed Llama 4 model, while Horizon Worlds received a preview of AI‑driven NPCs and third‑party VR headset collaborations. Read more →

Meta is reportedly evaluating the integration of competing artificial‑intelligence models, including Google Gemini and OpenAI offerings, to enhance the AI features of its applications. The company’s Superintelligence Lab has examined how external models could complement Meta’s own Llama models, while internal teams already use Anthropic’s technology for coding assistance. A Meta spokesperson emphasized an “all‑of‑the‑above approach to building the best AI products,” and the firm is offering attractive compensation to draw AI researchers from rival firms. Read more →

Meta announced a partnership with Midjourney to license its aesthetic technology for future AI models and products. The collaboration aims to strengthen Meta's AI video capabilities, building on earlier hints of a tool called MovieGen. Meta's chief AI officer, Alexandr Wang, shared the news on X. The move positions Meta alongside competitors offering text‑to‑video generation and follows recent legal challenges involving Midjourney and Meta, though courts have ruled in Meta's favor on copyright claims. The partnership also aligns with Meta's broader push to embed AI across its social platforms. Read more →

In an astounding move that escalates the technological rivalry in the field of artificial intelligence, giant tech player Alibaba has propagated two revolutionary open-source models called Tongyi Qianwen, along with Qwen-7B and its variant, Qwen-7B-Chat. These cutting-edge products aim to challenge other major players like Meta's advanced AI text model, Learning from Language Model (LLM) , or known as LLama. Read more →

March 2023 will go down in history as the month that unleashed a flurry of ground breaking AI advancements. Leading tech giants, including OpenAI, Alpaca, Google, and Microsoft, have unveiled innovative tools that promise to change the way we interact with technology and enhance the user experience in many fields. How is this impacting article-factory.ai? Read more →