Meta delays release of flagship ‘Behemoth’ AI – Business News
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms is delaying the release of its flagship “Behemoth” AI model attributable to considerations about its capabilities, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing people conversant in the matter.
Company engineers are struggling to considerably improve the capabilities of its Behemoth large-language model, leading to employees questions on whether or not enhancements over earlier variations are important enough to justify public release, the report stated.
Early in its development, Behemoth was internally scheduled for release in April to coincide with Meta’s inaugural AI convention for builders, however later pushed an inside goal for the model’s launch to June, in response to the report. It has now been delayed to fall or later, the report stated.
Behemoth was internally scheduled for release in April to coincide with Meta’s inaugural AI convention for builders. It has now been delayed to fall or later, the report stated. AP
The social media giant didn’t instantly reply to a Reuters request for remark.
Meta had stated in April it was previewing Llama 4 Behemoth, which it referred to as “one of the smartest LLMs in the world and our most powerful yet to serve as a teacher for our new models.”
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta had referred to as the Behemoth large-language model “one of the smartest LLMs in the world.” AP
It launched the newest model of its LLM Llama, referred to as the Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick, that month.
