Meta launches new AI model Llama 3.1, Zuckerberg says "It's unrealistic to think the US will always be years ahead of China in AI"

On July 23, local time, Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, released a brand new artificial intelligence model "Llama 3.1" for the first time. The company stated that this is a significant update to the Llama 3 released in April. CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Meta is already developing Llama 4. Zuckerberg stated that Meta's chatbots have "hundreds of millions" of users, and it is expected that other companies will also use Llama to train their own AI models. Meta will provide the technology supporting Llama for free for public use, as long as users comply with the company's "acceptable use policy." Zuckerberg said that it is unrealistic to think that the United States will always be years ahead of China in artificial intelligence development. However, he pointed out that even a small lead of a few months will accumulate over time, giving the United States a "clear advantage."