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Meta releases Llama 2 with a licence allowing commercial use
Meta released Llama 2 free for both research and commercial use, with Microsoft as preferred partner through Azure and Windows, and availability via AWS and Hugging Face. The original LLaMA had drawn over 100,000 access requests from researchers; the new licence opened the models to businesses and startups.
- Free for research and commercial use; shifts from non-commercial research licence to open availability.
- Microsoft partnership integrates Llama 2 into Azure, enabling developers to build with safety features.
- Available through AWS, Hugging Face and additional cloud providers.
- Meta emphasizes open approach as the right one for AI model development and community testing.