{"id":8226,"date":"2025-07-31T22:29:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/?p=8226"},"modified":"2025-07-31T22:29:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:29:51","slug":"meta-rethinks-its-open-source-ai-model-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/2025\/07\/meta-rethinks-its-open-source-ai-model-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta Rethinks Its Open-Source AI Model Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time : <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Meta\u2019s approach to AI may be entering a new phase. Once a loud advocate of open-source AI through its Llama models, Meta is now reportedly considering moving away from this philosophy. Internal discussions suggest the company might scrap its most powerful upcoming model, Behemoth, in favor of keeping it closed-source. The move follows disappointing internal evaluations and the arrival of a new elite team.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8227\" src=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/z2-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/z2-5.png 1000w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/z2-5-600x323.png 600w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/z2-5-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/z2-5-768x414.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Superintelligence Lab, Meta\u2019s latest AI division, is at the center of the shift. Helmed by Alexandr Wang and now joined by Shengjia Zhao\u2014one of the key figures behind ChatGPT and GPT-4\u2014the lab has sparked speculation about Meta\u2019s deeper intentions. Some insiders claim that entire teams stopped testing Behemoth after the lab launched, hinting at a lack of confidence in the model\u2019s potential.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8228\" src=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/z3-24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/z3-24.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/z3-24-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/z3-24-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/z3-24-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite this internal turbulence, Meta has not publicly changed course. A company spokesperson insisted that Meta remains committed to open-source development, and plans to continue releasing leading models. Yet, the signals are increasingly mixed. With high-stakes hires and massive investments being funneled into AI, the company appears to be recalibrating priorities behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8229\" src=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/z4-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/z4-21.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/z4-21-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/z4-21-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/z4-21-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If Meta chooses to abandon its open-source stance, it could reshape the AI field. Many researchers and startups have relied on Meta\u2019s accessible models as an alternative to proprietary ones from OpenAI and Google. A turn toward closed systems would signal not only a strategy shift but also a new competitive posture, one that prioritizes control over community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8029\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8029\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8029\" src=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-footer-jul2024.jpg\" alt=\"B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Lin \u2013 Brussels, Paris, London, Beijing, Seoul, Bangkok, Tokyo, New York, Taipei, Hong Kong\" width=\"1000\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-footer-jul2024.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-footer-jul2024-600x227.jpg 600w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-footer-jul2024-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-footer-jul2024-768x291.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8029\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Lin \u2013 Brussels, Paris, London, Beijing, Seoul, Bangkok, Tokyo, New York, Taipei, Hong Kong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>#Meta #AI #OpenSource #Behemoth #SuperintelligenceLab #Llama #ArtificialIntelligence<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time : <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>Meta may close off its top AI model, Behemoth, after weak internal tests and new leadership at its Superintelligence Lab. While still claiming to support open AI, the company might pivot to closed systems, altering the industry balance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8230,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,30,483,67],"tags":[397,207,206,19,27,32,4,183,352],"class_list":["post-8226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-branding","category-entreprise-strategy","category-technology","category-wealthytalks","tag-397","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-benedicte","tag-branding","tag-entreprise-strategy","tag-gout-design","tag-marketing","tag-meta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8226"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8231,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8226\/revisions\/8231"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}