Zuck rekindles open weights Llama drama with Muse Glimmer
REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); Meta built its reputation on the back of open weights model development beginning with the Llama herd back in 2023. But after Llama 4 flopped and the company restructured its AI group, critics questioned CEO Mark Zuckerberg's commitment to open source AI. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/c'); }); With Muse Glimmer, Meta has returned to the open weights arena.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); Meta built its reputation on the back of open weights model development beginning with the Llama herd back in 2023.
- ▪But after Llama 4 flopped and the company restructured its AI group, critics questioned CEO Mark Zuckerberg's commitment to open source AI.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/c'); }); With Muse Glimmer, Meta has returned to the open weights arena.
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| Original publisher | The Register |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/10/zuck-rekindles-open-weights-llama-drama-with-muse-glimmer/5285666 |
| Publication time | Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:05:48 +0200 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-08-10T20:20:48.044Z |
| Last seen | 2026-08-10T20:20:48.044Z |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
Basis: Derived from the published RSS/Atom feed. Contact: [email protected]. Reviewed: 2026-07-24.
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); AI AND ML Zuck rekindles open weights Llama drama with Muse Glimmer 30-billion parameter LLM, Meta's first in more than a year, signals Meta's return to the open weights arena.
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