Meta Releases Open-Source Multimodal AI Models for Enhanced Perception and Revenue Boosting.

Meta has released a new open-source AI model called ImageBind that combines six types of data into a single embedding space. The model is a research project with no immediate consumer applications, but it points to a future of generative AI systems that can create immersive, multisensory experiences. ImageBind is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license, which is the fourth AI-related release Meta has made in the past few months, each with different licenses. The article also discusses the relationship between open source and moats, and the potential benefits for Meta if Apple were to adopt its open source models.