Meta delays rollout of new AI model, NYT reports
Meta delayed its Avocado AI model launch due to underperformance versus competitors and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products temporarily.
- On Thursday, Meta postponed the release of its foundational AI model, Avocado, until at least May, with three people confirming the delay from the originally planned release this month.
- Internal tests revealed Avocado underperformed against rival models from Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic, with performance reportedly falling between Gemini 2.5 and Gemini 3.
- In a potential strategic shift, Meta leaders discussed temporarily licensing Gemini to power the company's AI products, though no decisions have been reached per the New York Times.
- Capital spending plans of up to $135 billion for the year to pursue 'superintelligence' continue as Meta invests $14.3 billion into Scale AI under founder Alexandr Wang.
- A Meta spokesperson stated the company expects steady model improvements and will 'steadily push the frontier,' acknowledging performance issues and delays that previously plagued Llama 4.
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is reportedly delaying the release of its next artificial intelligence model at least about two months after internal tests showed the tech falling short of rival models from Google, OpenAI and Anthropic. The leaders of Meta’s AI division are considering temporarily licensing Google’s Gemini to power its products in the wake of the lackluster results, the New York Times reported this week. Internal Meta testing showed lack…
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