Meta’s Llama 3.1 is open-source, kind of. Here’s how it could reshape the AI race

The model could lead to a Meta AI assistant that closely rivals ChatGPT, Mark Zuckerberg believes.

Meta today released a trio of new open-source large language models called Llama 3.1, the largest of which may lead to new chatbots that rival ChatGPT. In fact, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes the company’s Llama-powered AI assistant will be more widely used than ChatGPT by the end of this year.