Meta says it won’t be launching its upcoming multimodal AI model — capable of handling video, audio, images, and text — in the European Union, citing regulatory concerns. The decision will prevent European companies from using the multimodal model, despite it being released under an open license.
Meta has also halted plans to release its AI assistant in the EU and paused its generative AI tools in Brazil — both due to concerns raised about data protection compliance. 'A text-only version of Meta’s Llama 3 model will still reportedly launch in the EU' Meta says its multimodal AI models will be utilized in products like the Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses.