September 22nd (UPI) – Meta announced on Monday that it is partnering with the U.S. Agency for Services General on an initiative to allow the government to access the Lama Open Source AI model.
The initiative is part of GSA's OneGov program aimed at modernizing how the federal government purchases goods and services, the press release said.
Meta has previously worked with the Lama government to work with its national security application for use on the International Space Station. Llama is a language model that allows you to process and convert data such as multimedia, such as videos, photos, text, audio, and more in government operations.
“The US is leading AI. Every American wants to see the benefits of AI innovation through better, more efficient public services. A llama is a way for American government agencies to serve people better.”
The Llama model allows federal agencies to have full control over data processing and storage.
“Thanks to our commitment to advance meta and public sector services, federal partners have easy access to Llama and open source AI, which provide unique benefits for federal agencies and government use cases. Through these 1GOV initiatives, GSA is driving an unprecedented acceleration of federal government AI adoption.
The agency has also approved the use of META competitors, including Microsoft, Google and Openai. Companies like Meta have agreed to sell their products at deep discounts and meet government security requirements.
