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Unless you believe that Meta has staffed a group committed to a robust system of checks and balances and carefully evaluating whether a use is allowed all while
by iandanforth 3y ago
Unless you believe that Meta has staffed a group committed to a robust system of checks and balances and carefully evaluating whether a use is allowed all while protecting surrounding IP of implementing companies (who aren't paying them a dime), then I suggest you not use this for commercial purposes.
A single email to their public complaint system from anyone could have your license revoked.
- sebzim4500 3y agoThat's concerning. I didn't see anything like this in the terms. Source?
- ineedasername 3y agoFacebook details the conditions that might terminate the license, and they do not invoke the right to do so at any time or for any reason. Per their license [1], they are not allowed to revoke the license unless you violate the terms of the license. And with respect to complaints they might receive, the only sort I can think of would be with respect to content people find objectionable. There is no content-based provision or restriction in the license except that applicable laws must be followed. Provided you're following the law, the license doesn't seem any more revocable & thereby risky for use than any other open resource made available by a corporation. Facebook is just as bound by this license as they would be if they required commercial users to pay them $1M to use the model. I think this release is less about direct financial gain and more about denying large competitors a moat on the issue of basic access to the model, i.e., elevating the realm of competition to the services built on top of these models. Facebook appears to be betting that it can do better in this area than competitors. [1] https://ai.meta.com/resources/models-and-libraries/llama-downloads/ https://ai.meta.com/resources/models-and-libraries/llama-dow...