Meta · Llama 3.1

Llama 3.1 8B Base

READER SUMMARY

Meta's downloadable 8B Llama 3.1 base checkpoint with 128K context and multilingual support.

DOOM SCORE51.0out of 100model risk profile, not the overall index

CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1

Why this model scores 51.0

Limited intrinsic autonomy is offset by broad capability for its size, low local hardware requirements and open replication that weakens centralized control.

Capability49

Autonomy4

Deployment97

Misuse potential47

Control difficulty62

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MODEL-ATTRIBUTED EVIDENCE

News tied to Llama 3.1 8B Base

The model score of 51.0 rates this model's risk profile. The overall Doom Index of 63.2 measures the recalibrated complete evidence corpus. These values answer different questions.

NET MODEL-ATTRIBUTED INDEX CONTRIBUTION+0.01

Each article's leave-one-out Doom Index contribution is divided equally among the exact models named on that article. This prevents multi-model evidence from being claimed in full on several model pages. Model risk scores are recalculated from their technical profile and related news, but never feed back into the overall index.

23 Jul 2024CapabilityTOWARD

Meta releases frontier-scale Llama 3.1 open models

Meta released Llama 3.1 in 8B, 70B and 405B base and instruction tiers with 128K context, multilingual support, tool use, downloadable weights and day-one distribution through more than 25 partners.

Full item contribution: +0.05
Llama 3.1 8B Base equal share: +0.01

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Model score history

R1
Doom Score 51.0
New exact Llama 3.1 8B base checkpoint.
12 Aug 2026