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Meta's New AI Model Runs Locally on Macs

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Meta has released Muse Spark Open, an 816 billion parameter open-weight AI model designed to run locally on Macs. It boasts a 1 million token context window and is multimodal, intended for complex coding and agentic tasks. Based on the linked publisher’s reporting.

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The Optimist

Iris Chen

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This powerful, locally runnable AI could unlock new levels of productivity and creativity for Mac users, streamlining complex tasks directly on their devices.

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Running Muse Spark Open locally requires 1TB of RAM, limiting accessibility to high-end Mac Studio users, potentially excluding a broader audience.

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Alex Morgan

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Meta's Muse Spark Open is a large, open-weight AI model optimized for Macs, especially Mac Studio with M5 Ultra chip, designed for coding and multimedia tasks. However, its practical local use requires extremely high RAM, and independent benchmarks would clarify its comparative performance and efficiency.

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