Meta AI, Meta’s AI-powered assistant, has been experiencing rapid growth since its launch in the fall of 2023. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in his statement that Meta AI is approaching 600 million monthly users. This development shows that the artificial intelligence system, which exceeded the 500 million user threshold just a few months ago, appeals to a wide user base.
Meta AI plays a more active role in users’ daily lives by integrating into popular applications such as WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook. The artificial intelligence features offered on these platforms enable individuals to benefit from many different areas, from content production to customer services. It can be said that Meta enriches the user experience with these integrations and makes artificial intelligence technologies more accessible.
Llama 3.3: High performance at low cost
On the same day that Zuckerberg announced the growth in the number of users, Meta’s latest artificial intelligence model, Llama 3.3 70B, was also introduced. According to Meta, this model offers similar performance at a much lower cost than its previous versions. Ahmad Al-Dahle, Meta’s Vice President of Generative Artificial Intelligence, stated that the new model is superior to its competitors such as Google Gemini Pro 1.5 and OpenAI GPT-4o in many performance tests.
In particular, the new techniques used in the training process of Llama 3.3 both increase efficiency and significantly reduce costs. This brings the potential to bring the commercial use of artificial intelligence solutions to a wider audience. Additionally, Meta shared graphs of Llama 3.3’s test results, proving that this model is competitive with other advanced artificial intelligence systems.
Llama 4 is coming
Meta’s future plans include the Llama 4 model. Zuckerberg stated that a smaller Llama 4 model will be released in the first quarter of 2024, and a more comprehensive update will be offered in the following months. The company is using a dataset of more than 100,000 units of Nvidia H100 graphics processors for the new model. This situation reveals the serious investments Meta has made to develop artificial intelligence technologies.
The rapid increase in Meta AI’s user base and the success of its Llama models indicate that the company is further strengthening its position in the field of artificial intelligence. Considering how artificial intelligence technologies transform daily life, it will not be surprising that Meta’s innovative solutions reach wider audiences. It is already remarkable what kind of innovations Meta will offer in the future to further improve the user experience.