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Meta wants its Llama AI in Britain’s public healthcare system


Meta held a hackathon in Europe, tasking over 200 developers with using its Llama AI to improve the UK’s health services. The company awarded funds for AI that shortens wait times in Britain’s National Health Service A&E rooms.

The Guardian reported on Tuesday that the company held a hackathon in Europe, tasking over 200 developers to use its Llama AI to improve the country’s health services. The UK’s AI minister, Feryal Clark, told The Guardian that the “government can adopt AI, such as Meta’s open-source model, to support our key missions.” Earlier this month, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave the green light for Llama to work with the US government. Bloomberg reported on the same day that the company was also working with governments and contractors in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and — as we can see movement toward now — the UK.

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