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Meta debuts newest Llama AI model with help from Nvidia and cloud partners

Meta on Tuesday announced the latest version of its Llama artificial intelligence model, dubbed Llama 3.1. The newest Llama technology comes in three different versions, with one variant being the biggest and most capable AI model from Meta to date. Like previous versions of Llama, the newest model continues to be open source, which means it can be accessed for free.

The new large language model, or LLM, underscores the social network’s massive investment in keeping up in AI spending with the likes of highflying startups OpenAI and Anthropic and other tech giants like Google and Amazon.

The announcement also highlights the growing partnership between Meta and Nvidia. Nvidia is a key Meta partner, providing the Facebook parent with computing chips called GPUs to help train its AI models, including the latest version of Llama.