Definition
Llama (Large Language Model Meta AI) is Meta's family of open-source language models.
- **Versions:**
- Llama 1: (2023): 7B to 65B parameters
- Llama 2: (2023): Improved, commercially usable
- Llama 3: (2024): State-of-the-art open model
- - 8B, 70B, 405B parameter versions
- - Competitive with GPT-4
- **Why Llama Matters:**
- Open Source: Weights publicly available
- Commercial Use: Allowed with license
- Community: Huge ecosystem of fine-tunes
- Local Running: Run on your hardware
Ecosystem: - Ollama: Easy local deployment - Text-generation-webui - LM Studio - Thousands of fine-tuned variants
Impact: - Democratized LLM access - Enabled on-device AI - Spawned many derivative models
Examples
Running Llama 3 8B locally on a laptop for private AI interactions.
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