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Apple and Meta collaborate to bring open AI model to Macs

Apple and Meta are partnering to support Meta's new Muse Spark Open model on Mac computers, allowing the software to operate locally on desktop systems.

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At a glance

  • Meta and Apple joined forces to enable the Muse Spark Open AI model to run on Mac computers.1234
  • The open-weight model is designed to operate locally on Mac Studio desktop hardware.23

Meta and Apple have formed a partnership to optimize Meta's new Muse Spark Open artificial intelligence model for Mac computers.1234

The collaboration focuses on allowing the open-weight system to execute locally on desktop hardware.123

According to the companies, the software is configured to operate directly on clustered Mac Studio machines.23

Where sources agree

  • Meta and Apple are partnering on the Muse AI model4 of 4
  • Muse Spark Open can run locally on Mac hardware4 of 4
  • The model is an open-weight AI system3 of 4
  • The setup supports Mac Studio systems2 of 4

Who covered this

4 National

Sources

  1. 1TechCrunchMeta launches an open-weight AI model that runs on Macs ↗
  2. 2The VergeMeta and Apple team up to make Muse AI models run better on Macs ↗
  3. 3CNBCApple and Meta team up to make Muse AI model run on Mac computers ↗
  4. 4Axios"Mommy and daddy" play nice: Apple and Meta team up to bring open-source Muse to Macs ↗

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