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> Purely to mess with MS? Unlikely as Microsoft is the preferred partner for Llama 2 [2]. It's not clear what Meta's end goal is, but large companies can loss
by mythz 3y ago
> Purely to mess with MS?
Unlikely as Microsoft is the preferred partner for Llama 2 [2]. It's not clear what Meta's end goal is, but large companies can loss lead investments to grab mind share then worry about Business models later, an approach which seems to be working well [2] where Meta went from not being in the leading AI companies conversation to being the company behind the models that most OSS innovation is happening around.
At the very least they've already created a strong brand around Llama whose eyes are watching their every release - which is invaluable reach that other companies could ever hope to dream of, making it easy to promote and gain instant traction for new Llama based products (like this).
[1] https://about.fb.com/news/2023/07/llama-2/ https://about.fb.com/news/2023/07/llama-2/
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35813322 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35813322
- kkielhofner 3y agoMy little theory is Microsoft actually learned a lesson from their experience going up against LAMP in the 90s. They got positively wrecked with their "Proprietary, $, closed-source Windows, IIS, ActiveX or whatever" approach. They release of ton of AI stuff themselves and partner on things like this. They're also big backers/investors in OpenAI and their own proprietary products, of course. I think they're taking that lesson and hedging their bets this time. It's like how a lot of corporations will donate to both political candidates (in the US) to guarantee they'll have access/influence regardless of how things shake out.