Meta may end the era of free and open AI

PANews reported on July 14 that, according to Bloomberg, after investing heavily in artificial intelligence, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to gradually abandon the strategy of freely opening AI models and instead seek commercial monetization. Previously, Meta attracted numerous developers and top talents through its open-source Llama model, but industry insiders point out that this "open-source" strategy was more about laying the foundation for Meta's own AI ecosystem. As AI technological capabilities improve and regulatory pressure increases, Zuckerberg has hinted that more powerful AI models will not continue to be freely available in the future. Analysts believe that Meta's free AI era is coming to an end, and the company will focus more on investment returns and promote the commercialization of AI products.