Meta reportedly drops fruit codenames for its AI models
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Meta has internally decided to stop giving its AI models fruit codenames, according to a source cited by Business Insider.
The source says the company views fruit names as too small for its ambitious AI goals, and the change is driven by branding. The report says Meta's latest model, Wonder Full, was internally codenamed "Watermelon," while earlier models were codenamed "Avocado" and "Mango." Meta has not publicly confirmed the decision in the reports reviewed.
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AIMeta has internally decided to stop using fruit codenames for its AI models, according to a source cited by Business Insider. The change is driven by branding: the company says fruit names do not match its ambitious AI goals. Its latest model, Wonder Full, was internally codenamed "Watermelon," while earlier models were codenamed "Avocado" and "Mango."
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