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Meta and Apple partner to run new Muse AI model on Macs

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Meta and Apple have announced a collaboration to optimize Meta's new Muse Spark Open AI model for Apple's Mac computers. This partnership, described by Meta's AI chief as "mommy and daddy playing nice again," highlights a détente between the two tech giants. The Muse Spark Open model, touted as the most capable US open-weight model, features 816 billion parameters and is designed for tasks like software engineering and complex reasoning. Apple's involvement includes making the model run efficiently on Mac Studio hardware using its MLX framework for Apple Silicon, demonstrating a push for powerful on-device AI capabilities. AI

IMPACT This collaboration could accelerate the adoption of powerful AI models on personal computers, potentially shifting economics away from dedicated AI hardware.

RANK_REASON Partnership between two major tech companies (Meta and Apple) to optimize an AI model for a specific hardware platform (Macs).

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Meta and Apple partner to run new Muse AI model on Macs

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. The Verge — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Jay Peters ·

    Meta and Apple team up to make Muse AI models run better on Macs

    Meta announced the Muse Spark Open AI model today, claiming that it's the "most capable US open-weight model to date." But the company also says that it's the "the first model in its class" that can "run on your desktop using two Apple M5 Ultra Mac Studios with the latest MLX fra…

  2. Axios Technology TIER_1 English(EN) · Ina Fried ·

    "Mommy and daddy" play nice: Apple and Meta team up to bring open-source Muse to Macs

    <p>Apple and Meta, whose leaders have spent years <a href="https://www.axios.com/2018/03/28/apple-ceo-tim-cook-privacy-facebook-recode" target="_blank">trading</a> <a href="https://www.axios.com/2018/04/02/mark-zuckerberg-tim-cook-apple-facebook-glib-advertising" target="_blank">…

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