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Alibaba Cloud brings Meta’s next-gen AI model to the mainland

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s cloud unit said it has become the first Chinese mainland-based enterprise to support Meta Platforms Inc.’s new Llama artificial intelligence (AI) model, bringing the next-generation technology used to train ChatGPT-like tools to Chinese businesses.