Meta offers agencies access to its open source AI models through OneGov deal

"Social media giant Meta announced on Monday that its open source artificial intelligence models will now be available for federal use through the General Services Administration's OneGov strategy. The agreement will provide agencies with access to Meta's 'Llama' models, which are freely accessible to use. GSA said it focused on verifying that Meta's models comply with federal requirements and can be consistently used across the government."

""America is leading on AI and we want to make sure all Americans see the benefit of AI innovation through better, more efficient public services," Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a statement. "With Llama, America's government agencies can better serve people." GSA and Meta said that the publicly accessible nature of Llama means that government customers can now build and deploy AI applications at significantly reduced costs."

""Thanks to Meta and its commitment to advancing public sector services, our federal partners now have easier access to Llama and open source AI, which offers unique benefits for federal agencies and government use cases," Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum said in a statement. GSA has negotiated over a dozen similar OneGov agreements with tech firms since April, including with OpenAI, ServiceNow, Microsoft and Salesforce."

Meta's open-source AI models will be available for federal use through the General Services Administration's OneGov strategy. The agreement grants agencies access to Llama models, which are freely accessible. GSA verified that the models comply with federal requirements and can be used consistently across government. Llama's public accessibility allows government customers to build and deploy AI applications at significantly reduced costs. OneGov treats the government as a single customer to secure discounted rates for tech and software services. GSA has arranged over a dozen OneGov agreements since April and aims to foster lasting public-private partnerships.

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