Meta Explores AI Partnerships with Google and OpenAI to Enhance Meta AI

Meta's Superintelligence Labs is in discussions to integrate Google's Gemini and OpenAI's models into its flagship chatbot, Meta AI. The move aims to refine the chatbot's text-based responses, making them more accurate and natural. These partnerships WOULD serve as a temporary measure while Meta focuses on developing its next-generation large language model, Llama 5, designed to compete directly with OpenAI's GPT and Google's Gemini.

The urgency reflects Meta's determination to remain competitive in the AI race. By leveraging external AI capabilities in the short term, Meta ensures its products stay engaging for users. Meanwhile, the company continues internal development, experimenting with third-party models like Anthropic's for tools such as employee-facing coding assistants.