Meta · Llama 3.1

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

READER SUMMARY

Meta's downloadable 8B instruction-tuned Llama 3.1 model with 128K context, multilingual dialogue and tool-use support.

DOOM SCORE55.9out of 100model risk profile, not the overall index

CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1

Why this model scores 55.9

Instruction following and tool use increase practical agency, while light hardware needs and downloadable weights make distribution and modification exceptionally broad.

Capability54

Autonomy12

Deployment98

Misuse potential54

Control difficulty66

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MODEL-ATTRIBUTED EVIDENCE

News tied to Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

The model score of 55.9 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

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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 Instruct equal share: +0.01

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Model score history

R1
Doom Score 55.9
New exact Llama 3.1 8B instruction checkpoint.
12 Aug 2026