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Meta releases LLaMA
Meta releases the LLaMA foundation-model family, which becomes a basis for much of the later open-model ecosystem.
What happened
Event details
Meta released LLaMA on February 24, 2023. The model has 65B parameters, is partially open source and is classified as an autoregressive Transformer; the Introducing LLaMA announcement is the primary source.
Assessment
Why it matters
A model release or availability milestone with a documented capability or access condition.
78/100Global significance score. Regional effects are recorded only when the evidence supports a meaningful difference.
Availability
Access notes
Released with partial access under Meta's research terms.