Meta releases early versions of its Llama 3 AI model

Meta Platforms on Thursday released early versions of its latest large language model, Llama 3, and an image generator that updates pictures in real-time while users type prompts.
The updated Meta AI assistant will be given more prominent billing within Meta's Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger apps as well as a new standalone website that positions it to compete more directly with Microsoft-backed OpenAI's breakout hit, ChatGPT.
Meta also announced a partnership with Google to include its real-time search results in the assistant's responses, supplementing an existing arrangement with Microsoft's Bing search engine.