LLaMA (Large Language Model meta AI) is a state of the art foundational large language model that was created to aid researchers in this subfield. LLaMA allows researchers to use smaller, more efficient models to study these models. This furtherdemocratizes access to this rapidly-changing field.
Because it takes far less computing power and resources than large language models, such as LLaMA, to test new approaches, validate other's work, and explore new uses, training smaller foundation models like LLaMA can be a desirable option. Foundation models are trained on large amounts of unlabeled data. This makes them perfect for fine-tuning for many tasks. We make LLaMA available in several sizes (7B-13B, 33B and 65B parameters), and also share a LLaMA card that explains how the model was built in line with our Responsible AI practices.