Zuckerberg Meets K-Startups to Discuss LLM 'Llama' and XR 'Quest'

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, met with domestic artificial intelligence (AI) startup 'Upstage' and other companies, as well as extended reality (XR) startups, on the 28th to review use cases of Meta's open-source large language model (LLM) 'LLaMA' and urged the utilization of LLaMA.

Zuckerberg, who arrived in Korea the previous day, held a private event at Meta Korea in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, inviting representatives from XR startups.

It is known that Meta contacted startups directly without going through government ministries, related industries, or organizations.

At this meeting, Zuckerberg is understood to have engaged in technical discussions with domestic AI and XR startup representatives and developers.

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, is arriving on the 27th through the Seoul Gimpo Business Aviation Center in Gangseo-gu, Seoul. Visiting Korea for the first time in 10 years, CEO Zuckerberg is expected to meet President Yoon Suk-yeol and discuss AI semiconductor cooperation plans with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and LG Electronics CEO Cho Joo-wan during his 1-night, 2-day stay. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

He reviewed use cases of Meta's proprietary LLM LLaMA and the XR device 'Quest 3.' Discussions are also expected to have taken place regarding securing content for the upcoming release of LLaMA 3 and popularizing Quest 3.

More than five companies participated in the private meeting, and Zuckerberg stayed for about 30 minutes before leaving the building. He then moved to meet Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong.

Among the startups participating in the event was Upstage.

Adam Mosseri, CEO of Instagram, was also present at the site. After the schedule, Mosseri told reporters, "I came to meet Korean Instagram creators."

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