Meta will delay the release of its flagship AI model, "BEHEMOTH."

BlockBeats News, May 16th, according to WSJ, sources familiar with the matter said that Meta Platforms (META.O) will delay the launch of its flagship AI model, sparking internal concerns about the direction of its multi-billion-dollar AI investment.

Sources said that engineers are working hard to improve the performance of a large language model named "Behemoth," and employees are questioning whether the extent of its improvements is sufficient to support a public release. The model, originally scheduled to debut at Meta's first AI Developer Conference in April, was later postponed to June, and is now delayed again until the fall or later.

Despite Meta's previous accolades for quickly catching up with competitors like OpenAI and committing $72 billion to realize Zuckerberg's AI ambitions, the "Behemoth" training setback has resulted in underwhelming performance. The executive team is dissatisfied with the Llama 4 development group and is considering a management shake-up in the AI product division. (Jinse)