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 allow the US military to use its Llama AI model to simplify complicated logistics and strengthen cyber defense.

Meta has made its artificial intelligence model, Llama, available to the US military and defense contractors for national security purposes. According to Meta’s global affairs president, Nick Clegg, in a statement on Nov.