Meta unveils its latest large language model Llama 3

Comes in two variants - Llama 3 8B and Llama 3 70B

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Meta unveils its latest large language model Llama 3
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Meta unveils its latest large language model Llama 3

Meta on Thursday released Llama 3, the latest iteration of its popular large language model (LLM) series, claiming significant performance improvements over its predecessors.

The newly unveiled model will be integrated into Meta AI, Meta's free virtual assistant, which the company boasts is the most advanced among its free-to-use counterparts. "Thanks to our latest a...

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