VentureBeat October 31, 2024
Meta AI has announced the open-source release of MobileLLM, a set of language models optimized for mobile devices, with model checkpoints and code now accessible on Hugging Face. However, it is presently only available under a Creative Commons 4.0 non-commercial license, meaning enterprises can’t use it on commercial products.
Originally described in a research paper published in July 2024 and covered by VentureBeat, MobileLLM is now fully available with open weights, marking a significant milestone for efficient, on-device AI.
The release of these open weights makes MobileLLM a more direct, if roundabout, competitor to Apple Intelligence, Apple’s on-device/private cloud hybrid AI solution made up of multiple models, shipping out to users of its iOS 18 operating system in the U.S....
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