The shift in policy, covering government agencies and contractors working on national security, is intended to promote “responsible and ethical” innovations, the company said.

Top Chinese research institutions linked to the People's Liberation Army have used Meta's publicly available Llama model to develop an AI tool for potential military applications, according to three academic papers and analysts.

Meta will now work with government agencies to develop military applications Concerns have been raised about security risks for AI Researchers find evidence China has already used Llama for defense Meta has announced it is offering the use of its Llama generative AI model to government organizations for ‘national security applications’,