Additionally, this is not an overnight decision for Facebook/Meta. A lot of people seem to be under the impression that this is a snap decision by them, but Fac

Additionally, this is not an overnight decision for Facebook/Meta. A lot of people seem to be under the impression that this is a snap decision by them, but Facebook's AI research labs outdate and outspend most of FAANG's. Their only real competitor is Google, who practically rolled over dead once GGML/Pytorch cemented itself as the cutting-edge. It's very possible that Llama had been ready for months, and Meta was internally unsure how to roll it out.