Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms is delaying the discharge of its flagship “Behemoth” AI mannequin as a consequence of issues about its capabilities, the Wall Avenue Journal reported Thursday, citing folks conversant in the matter.
Firm engineers are struggling to considerably enhance the capabilities of its Behemoth large-language mannequin, leading to workers questions on whether or not enhancements over earlier variations are vital sufficient to justify public launch, the report mentioned.
Early in its growth, Behemoth was internally scheduled for launch in April to coincide with Meta’s inaugural AI convention for builders, however later pushed an inner goal for the mannequin’s launch to June, in accordance with the report. It has now been delayed to fall or later, the report mentioned.
The social media large didn’t instantly reply to a Reuters request for remark.
Meta had mentioned in April it was previewing Llama 4 Behemoth, which it known as “one of the smartest LLMs in the world and our most powerful yet to serve as a teacher for our new models.”
It launched the newest model of its LLM Llama, known as the Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick, that month.
