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Meta, Facebook's parent company, has unveiled an OpenWeight artificial intelligence (AI) model, the "Muse Spark Open," in collaboration with Apple. This partnership broadens the model's application range, following long-standing conflicts with Apple. The new model, unveiled on November 15, specializes in coding and complex tasks, boasting 816 billion parameters.

Meta claims it is currently the most advanced open-weight model developed in the United States. OpenWeight models allow users to access and modify 'weights' obtained through learning, a significant advantage. Meta has further collaborated with Apple to enhance model utilization, optimizing Muse Spark Open for Apple's Mac Studio desktop with M5 Ultra Chipset and 512GB integrated memory.

This allows users to directly download and run the model on affordable desktops, unlike many large models that require expensive GPU servers. The move is seen as an effort to expand the impact of American models in the OpenWeight model market, which has traditionally been led by Chinese companies. While other leading AI firms like Anthropic avoid open-weight model transparency, Chinese companies have gained traction by offering more affordable and customizable open models.

Meta has been promoting open AI strategy through its "Rama" series, diversifying its approach with the introduction of closed-model "Muse Spark" in April. In contrast, Chinese models like Shang Mi's "Mio B V2.6 Pro" and Kai AI's "K3" have outperformed Muse Spark Open in the 'Artificial Intelligence Index' (AAII), despite the latter's lower overall score.