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Apple's new LLM available for Mac devices

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Apple is reportedly developing its own large language model, which is available for download and use on Mac devices. While it operates with a smaller context window, it is noted to perform well and is trained by Apple. The model can be installed via Git or Homebrew, but it is currently exclusive to Macs with Apple Silicon. AI

IMPACT This release could offer Mac users a new local AI tool, potentially impacting the adoption of on-device LLMs.

RANK_REASON The item describes a downloadable LLM for Mac devices, which is a product release but not from a frontier AI lab.

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Apple's new LLM available for Mac devices

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    # TIL Mac ships with their LLM with small context window but works well. Slower than ollama, and is trained by Apple. Download from apfel website https:// apfel

    # TIL Mac ships with their LLM with small context window but works well. Slower than ollama, and is trained by Apple. Download from apfel website https:// apfel.franzai.com with git or ‘brew install apfel’, and off you go! # ai , # macos Works only with Silicon Macs.

    LINKS apfel.franzai.com

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