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Feels like Meta is going to Cloud services business but in AI domain. They resisted entering cloud business for so long, with the success of AWS/Azure/GCP I thi

Feels like Meta is going to Cloud services business but in AI domain. They resisted entering cloud business for so long, with the success of AWS/Azure/GCP I think they are realizing they can't keep at the top only with social networks without owning a platform (hardware, cloud)

throwaw12 1y ago
SAM 3 (Segment Anything Model) is coming this summer
- daemonologist 1y ago
  SAM's a really cool model, that's something to look forward to. I didn't see that in the LlamaCon notes, is that something they've announced elsewhere or just a rumor atm?
  - ipsum2 1y ago
    It was mentioned briefly. https://ai.meta.com/sam3 https://ai.meta.com/sam3
swatcoder 1y ago
They seem to see tge writing on the wall and have been panicked for a while, yes. Gobbling up rising brands kept their finances going for a while, but the grand Metaverse pivot was clearly their (much struggling) attempt to invent their own titanic platform akin to Android or iPhone. With that not gaining as much traction as they wanted as quickly as they wanted, they're still on the hunt, as here.
- retinaros 1y ago
  The metaverse is a great idea but they should have partnered with Epic for this or Valve. The implementation was subpar
  - aprilthird2021 1y ago
    I think they didn't want a gaming platform, that just ended up being what was most appealing about it
    - retinaros 1y ago
      If you simulate a world online. Its a gaming platform. Just think how llm training would be if metaverse was live. The edge meta would have.
Keyframe 1y ago
If Lidl can venture into cloud business, I guess so can Meta.
- llmguy 1y ago
  Don't forget the earths only bookstore either
paxys 1y ago
In this case the market basically validated itself. Companies are already using Llama for production workloads. It is offered as a first class LLM option in AWS, Azure, GCP and all other major hosting providers. Meta may have been getting marginal licensing fees out of it but now wants a bigger piece of the pie.
eddythompson80 1y ago
I don’t know if an API service means they are going up against AWS next. I could totally see it though, and would make sense for them as a company. It makes more sense for them than Amazon of all places.

throwaw12 1y ago

SAM 3 (Segment Anything Model) is coming this summer

daemonologist 1y ago
SAM's a really cool model, that's something to look forward to. I didn't see that in the LlamaCon notes, is that something they've announced elsewhere or just a rumor atm?
- ipsum2 1y ago
  It was mentioned briefly. https://ai.meta.com/sam3 https://ai.meta.com/sam3

swatcoder 1y ago

They seem to see tge writing on the wall and have been panicked for a while, yes. Gobbling up rising brands kept their finances going for a while, but the grand Metaverse pivot was clearly their (much struggling) attempt to invent their own titanic platform akin to Android or iPhone. With that not gaining as much traction as they wanted as quickly as they wanted, they're still on the hunt, as here.

retinaros 1y ago
The metaverse is a great idea but they should have partnered with Epic for this or Valve. The implementation was subpar
- aprilthird2021 1y ago
  I think they didn't want a gaming platform, that just ended up being what was most appealing about it
  - retinaros 1y ago
    If you simulate a world online. Its a gaming platform. Just think how llm training would be if metaverse was live. The edge meta would have.

Keyframe 1y ago

If Lidl can venture into cloud business, I guess so can Meta.

llmguy 1y ago
Don't forget the earths only bookstore either

paxys 1y ago

In this case the market basically validated itself. Companies are already using Llama for production workloads. It is offered as a first class LLM option in AWS, Azure, GCP and all other major hosting providers. Meta may have been getting marginal licensing fees out of it but now wants a bigger piece of the pie.

eddythompson80 1y ago

I don’t know if an API service means they are going up against AWS next. I could totally see it though, and would make sense for them as a company. It makes more sense for them than Amazon of all places.