A field guide to AI positions

Llama

Model family.

Publication dates and source age

Sources counted: 3

Newest dated source: 2026-04-08

At least one source was published within the 18-month window.

Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.

Some publication dates are unknown; the newest dated source may not be the newest source overall.

Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.

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In plain language

A family of AI models released by Meta, which developers can use in applications. [1]

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Explanation based on the linked sources. Claim ID: claim-term-llama-1a5192ba3d7825ca26b24a72. Edition 0.20.0.

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Limits & distinctions

Model availability and permission to use it are separate questions. Check the terms for the exact release; open weights and open-source AI are not interchangeable labels. [3]

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Explanation based on the linked sources. Claim ID: claim-term-llama-09422ce4d5c74cb753a9bb98. Edition 0.20.0.

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A fuller explanation

Meta's Llama 3 paper describes a family of language models with versions before and after additional training for use. A model family is not one particular chat application. [1]

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Explanation based on the linked sources. Claim ID: claim-term-llama-1e4c26398ee834b2e16dc7b8. Edition 0.20.0.

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How it relates to the map

Read Meta's organization record separately from a model's technical description. [1] [2]

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Editorial interpretation or qualification. Claim ID: claim-term-llama-25f52a21ad9f2e54a62ed1b2. Edition 0.20.0.

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Sources and what we read

  1. 1. The Llama 3 Herd of Models

    Llama team / Meta · First-hand source · Published 2024-07-23 · Material last read 2026-09-15

    Source is over 18 months old.

    Publication dates and source age

    Sources counted: 1

    Newest dated source: 2024-07-23

    Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.

    Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.

    Read scope is described in the source note.

    No archive check recorded.

    Read Meta's abstract and displayed publication date, including separate pretrained and post-trained releases. Used to identify a model family, not endorse benchmark comparisons or describe the latest release.

    Source ID: llama-model-family

  2. 2. Scaling How We Build and Test Our Most Advanced AI

    Meta AI · First-hand source · Published 2026-04-08 · Material last read 2026-09-15

    Publication dates and source age

    Sources counted: 1

    Newest dated source: 2026-04-08

    At least one source was published within the 18-month window.

    Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.

    Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.

    Read scope is described in the source note.

    No archive check recorded.

    The HTML article describes catastrophic-risk domains and release safeguards. No catastrophe probability is inferred.

    Source ID: meta-framework

  3. 3. The Open Source AI Definition – 1.0

    Open Source Initiative · First-hand source · Published date unavailable · Material last read 2026-09-15

    Publication dates and source age

    Sources counted: 1

    Publication dates are unavailable.

    Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.

    Some publication dates are unknown; the newest dated source may not be the newest source overall.

    Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.

    Read scope is described in the source note.

    No archive check recorded.

    Browser-tool fetch returned 403; fetched and read the original publisher HTML directly. Read the four freedoms and requirements for data information, code and parameters. This is OSI's definition, not a claim that every publisher uses the label identically. Live page publication date unspecified.

    Source ID: osi-ai-definition

Edition and machine-readable evidence

Content version 0.20.0. Evidence cutoff 2026-09-15; this does not mean every source was read on that day.

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