Keeping control
However, anyone wanting to use the latest Llama 3.2 model must agree to a 630-word acceptable use policy that, for example, excludes its use by governments in national security roles unless Meta grants permission, as it did recently to the US government.
Meta also has a veto on competitors using Llama for anything too big: The Llama 3.2 license also requires that enterprises offering services to more than 700 million monthly active users must request an additional license from Meta, “which Meta may grant … in its sole discretion” and may not use the software until Meta expressly allows it.
Since Meta licenses each of its AI models separately there’s nothing stopping it from lowering that threshold for future versions to bring more applications for the software under its control or demanding financial compensation for broader usage licenses.
