The US General Services Administration adopts wide use of Meta’s Llama open source AI models

The US General Services Administration (GSA) has announced an initiative with Meta that supports the government-wide use of Meta’s Llama open source AI models, making them more accessible to all federal departments and agencies. This initiative is part of the GSA’s OneGov strategy, an approach that eliminates individual agency negotiations, saving time and reducing duplicative efforts across the federal government.Llama models offer federal agencies the ability to retain full control over data processing and storage. Since the models are publicly available, technical teams can build, deploy, and scale AI applications at a lower cost, delivering significant value to American taxpayers. This landmark arrangement will accelerate federal agency access to our AI models and tools, bolstering the objectives outlined in America’s AI Action Plan and supporting government priorities like OMB Memoranda M-25-21 (Accelerating Federal Use of AI through Innovation, Governance, and Public Trust) and M-25-22 (Driving Efficient Acquisition of Artificial Intelligence in Government). What is your take on GSA steps ?