Meta releases Llama 3 8B and 70B base and instruction models
Meta released Llama 3 in 8-billion and 70-billion parameter base and instruction-tuned variants, with downloadable weights, broad planned cloud distribution and new Llama Guard 2, Code Shield and CyberSec Eval 2 safety tools.
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Why it moved the index
Capable downloadable models with wide cloud and hardware distribution accelerated open-weight diffusion despite accompanying safety tools and a custom license.
Assessment history
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Toward 70 · confidence 99
New April 2024 exact open-weight model-family release.
12 Aug 2026
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DoomBench assesses “Meta releases Llama 3 8B and 70B base and instruction models” as evidence moving toward doom, with magnitude 70 and confidence 99 out of 100 in the competitive race category.
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The DoomBench assessment of “Meta releases Llama 3 8B and 70B base and instruction models” is based on reporting from Meta and records the editorial rationale, source quality, attribution, and revision history.
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DoomBench summarizes “Meta releases Llama 3 8B and 70B base and instruction models” as follows: Meta released Llama 3 in 8-billion and 70-billion parameter base and instruction-tuned variants, with downloadable weights, broad planned...
https://www.doombench.com/news/meta-releases-llama-3-8b-and-70b-base-and-instruction-models-2024-04-18