National security in the United States of America is getting a big boost with a new artificial intelligence model.
What’s happening:
- Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) and Scale AI have partnered together to develop a new large language model for the United States Department of Defense known as Defense Llama
Why it matters:
- This is the first time that Meta and Scale AI have collaborated around an artificial intelligence model for the sole purpose of defense and national security for the government of the United States of America
- Defense Llama is purpose built to be able to assist with threat detection, planning military operations and developing rapid responses to attacks
Going deeper:
- Defense Llama is built on top of Meta’s Llama 3 model and has been refined by Scale AI to specifically be used for national security and defense applications
- Meta and Scale AI trained Defense Llama on massive amounts of data related to national security including the guidelines of the Department of Defense, international humanitarian law and military ethics
The intrigue:
- The United States military has been making many bets on artificial intelligence technology lately, including solidifying partnerships with publicly listed companies such as Palantir (NYSE: PLTR) and Bigbear.ai (NYSE: BBAI)
