The Meta he says that it will not release Llama, its upcoming multimodal AI model (multimodal because it is capable of handling video, audio, images and text) in the European Union, citing regulatory concerns. 
Meta's decision will prevent European companies from using the multimodal model, despite the fact that it is released under an open license.
Just last week, the EU finalized compliance deadlines for AI companies under its tough new AI law.
Tech companies operating in the EU will generally have until August 2026 to comply with regulations around copyright, transparency and uses of artificial intelligence such as predictive policing.
Meta's decision follows a similar move by Apple, which recently said it would likely block the EU from developing Apple Intelligence due to Digital Market Act concerns.
