Meta fully shifts focus to closed-source models, new model Avocado may launch next spring

BlockBeats News, December 10, after investing tens of billions of dollars to build the most expensive team in tech history for several months, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now deeply involved in daily R&D and is steering the company’s strategy toward directly monetizable artificial intelligence models. According to sources, a new model codenamed "Avocado" is expected to launch in spring 2026 and may be released in a closed-source format (meaning Meta will strictly control and sell access to it).

This move marks a significant departure from Meta’s long-standing open-source approach. Zuckerberg is dedicating substantial time to a core team called TBD Lab, which, during the training of Avocado, even integrated third-party models including Google Gemma, OpenAIgpt-oss, and Alibaba Qwen.

Meanwhile, Meta is making major adjustments to resource allocation, cutting investments in the metaverse and virtual reality, redirecting funds toward hardware such as AI glasses, and planning to invest $600 billion in AI infrastructure in the United States over the next three years. (Golden Ten Data)