Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) recently announced that it will make its new large language model (LLM) for artificial intelligence (AI) freely available as open-source software. It's a move that contrasts with strategic shifts that generative-AI leader OpenAI has made for its own hugely popular ChatGPT service. 

While OpenAI previously made its LLM software available on an open-source basis, the company ultimately decided that the approach wasn't a good idea. Meta's move to offer Llama 2 as freely available and customizable software might close off some sales opportunities and create some additional downsides, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes it's ultimately the right move for the company. Here's why. 

In a post published on Meta's Facebook platform, Zuckerberg outlined details about the launch of his company's new large language model and the decision to make the software freely available for most commercial users. Here's what he said on the significance of making Llama 2 open source:

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