• Why Zuckerberg’s multibillion-dollar gamble doesn’t just matter to Meta

    Why Zuckerberg’s multibillion-dollar gamble doesn’t just matter to Meta
    As Llama 3.1 405B is made freely available, investors are asking when the huge industry spend will pay offSpending on artificial intelligence could hit a staggering $1tn, according to analysts concerned about whether there will be a return on such a spree. Mark Zuckerberg’s answer this week to such jitters was to release his latest AI system for free.Meta’s Llama 3.1 405B is its most powerful yet, it says, and one of the most capable in the world. While the tech company didn’t