Earlier this year, when Meta released the Llama 3.1 405B model, the updated version allowed developers to use outputs from Llama models—including the 405B—to improve other models. This benefitted developers and AI startups in India that were building Indic LLMs.
Yann LeCun, Meta’s chief AI scientist, acknowledged the past issues developers encountered with Llama regarding model creation. Speaking at Meta’s Build with AI Summit in Bengaluru, LeCun said the company took note of it and addressed the concerns with its newer version.
Sharing the stage with Yann LeCun in a fireside chat, Nandan Nilekani, influential Indian entrepreneur and co-founder of Infosys, said that this development will help Indian AI startups use LLMs easily and that it isn’t necessary for India to build LLMs from scratch.
“Our goal should not be to create another LLM. Let the big players in Silicon Valley handle that,” Nilekani said. “India should become the use-case capital of the world and …