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Technology company behind Facebook, Instagram and other social platforms. This topic includes Meta AI within the broader company, covering products, research and business decisions.
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Reviewed 19 October 2026. Dates retain the precision of the source; retrospective disclosures are identified in the event. Meta consolidated revenue is not labelled AI ARR. Open-weight model availability and commercial licensing are distinct.
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Introduces Muse for Small Business
Meta extends its personal-agent offering to business workflows, connecting professional Instagram accounts, Facebook Pages and advertising accounts.
Source: MetaIntroduces the Muse personal AI agent
The initial US rollout supports tasks and longer-term plans through a dedicated app and WhatsApp, extending Meta beyond chatbot interactions.
Source: Meta
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Q2 revenue reaches $60.8B
Quarterly revenue grows 28% year over year. Meta’s advertising-led company revenue is not presented as standalone AI revenue.
Source: Meta2025 annual revenue reaches $200.97B
Full-year revenue grows 22%; fourth-quarter revenue reaches $59.89B. These are consolidated financial results, not model ARR.
Source: MetaReleases Llama 4 Scout and Maverick
The model family adds native multimodal capabilities. The separately described Behemoth teacher is not treated as a released consumer model.
Source: MetaExpands Meta AI with Llama 3
The assistant becomes more widely integrated across Meta’s apps, alongside the Llama 3 model release.
Source: MetaLlama 2 broadens commercial model access
Meta’s second-generation model expands its open-weight ecosystem through cloud and developer partnerships.
Source: Meta retrospectiveAdopts the Meta company name
Facebook introduces a new corporate identity; Facebook remains a product within the wider group.
Source: MetaEstablishes FAIR
Facebook launches its AI research team in late 2013, building an open-research organization that later supports Meta’s model and AI-platform work.
Source: Meta retrospectiveFacebook launches
The social network provides the foundation for the group’s later apps, advertising infrastructure and AI research investment.
Source: Meta retrospective
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