Meta Allows US Allies to Access Llama AI Models for Military Training

"Today, Meta has announced that it's now made its Llama models available for national security use cases among U.S. security partners, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.K., as well as their private sector suppliers, and it's also further expanding that same access to more regions. "We are now expanding this access to a number of key U.S. democratic allies in Europe and Asia: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and South Korea, as well as NATO and European Union institutions.""

"Llama has been used to help develop advanced AI tools for the U.S. military and national security agencies, enhancing decision-making, mission-specific capabilities, and operational efficiency. For example, Meta is working with the Army's Combined Arms Support Command on a pilot project to demonstrate how AI and technologies like augmented and virtual reality can help to speed routine repairs and help the Army get equipment back into the field more quickly."

"In a world where geopolitical power and national security are deeply intertwined with economic output, innovation, and growth, the widespread adoption of open source models like Llama will be essential to maintaining US and allied AI leadership and ensuring our shared values underpin the systems and standards adopted elsewhere. This is recognized by the U.S. government in its AI Action Plan for America, which Meta endorses."

Meta has enabled Llama model access for U.S. national security partners, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.K., and their private sector suppliers. Access is being further extended to France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, NATO, and European Union institutions. Llama is being applied to develop AI tools for military and national security agencies to improve decision-making, mission-specific capabilities, and operational efficiency. Meta is piloting augmented and virtual reality integrations with the Army's Combined Arms Support Command to speed routine repairs and return equipment to the field faster. Meta emphasizes open-source models as key to allied AI leadership and shared values.

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