On Thursday, META.O announced its plans to unveil an artificial intelligence (AI) system aimed at aiding in the creation of computer code, marking another stride into this emerging technology field.
Named Code Llama, this tool will be accessible at no cost and has the capacity to generate code based on human text inputs. Additionally, it can assist in code auto-completion and debugging, according to a blog post from the prominent social media company.
In the wake of OpenAI's recent introduction of ChatGPT, a host of corporations and enterprises have been drawn to the burgeoning generative AI market, seeking enhanced capabilities to streamline their operational procedures.
Meta, the parent company behind Facebook and Instagram, has introduced several AI models over the course of this year, most of which are available for free. One such model is Llama, an open-source language model that presents a significant rival to proprietary offerings from Microsoft-supported (MSFT.O) OpenAI and Google (GOOGL.O), a subsidiary of Alphabet.
This new AI model is constructed upon Meta's cutting-edge Llama 2 language model. It will be presented in various configurations, as the company readies itself for competition against Microsoft's code development tool, GitHub Copilot.
Code Llama boasts compatibility with major programming languages like Python, Java, and C++. However, Meta advises against using it for general text-related tasks.
