Meta Can't Build Fast Enough. Washington Punishes Those Who Can.
Meta delays Avocado AI after failing Gemini benchmarks, considers licensing Google's model. Pentagon CTO calls Claude's values contamination.
Meta delays Avocado AI after failing Gemini benchmarks, considers licensing Google's model. Pentagon CTO calls Claude's values contamination.
Meta pushed Avocado's release to May after it failed to match Gemini 3.0. Leadership discussed licensing Google's model to fill the gap.
Emil Michael called Claude's safety principles contamination. Big Tech filed amicus briefs. Anthropic faces billions in commercial fallout.
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