Meta to release open-source versions of next-generation frontier AI models

Meta plans to publish open-source variants of its next-generation frontier AI models in addition to proprietary editions.

The company is developing two proprietary models codenamed Avocado (a large language model) and Mango (a multimedia generator).

Open-source releases will omit some closed-edition features for safety and practicality, though exact omissions are unclear.

Meta cites AI security and hardware-efficiency goals and does not expect to lead on every benchmark.