Meta accelerates to launch new Llama AI model this year

Meta is racing to release its latest Llama AI model, Llama 4.X, by the end of the year, after the initial Llama 4 models faced criticism for underperformance. A team within Meta Superintelligence Labs is working to fix bugs and improve the model, with the goal of making it production-ready. The company is also developing other AI projects, including the postponed Behemoth model, amidst a broader effort to push AI innovation under new organizational structures and high-profile talent recruitment.