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Mark Zuckerberg, on X: Muse Spark Open — weights releasing today — runs great on new Mac Studios thanks to work with @johnternus and Apple. John Ternus, replying : Congrats to the team! Amazing to run a model of Muse Spark Open’s caliber and scale this efficiently, right from your desk. Mac Studio keeps pushing the boundaries of on-device AI! You will recall that the M5 Ultra Mac Studio with 512…

Mark Zuckerberg announced that the Muse Spark Open model is now available for download on new Mac Studios, thanks to collaboration with John Ternus and Apple. Ternus praised the efficient performance of the model on the device, noting that Mac Studio continues to push the boundaries of on-device AI. The M5 Ultra Mac Studio with 512 GB RAM is slated to be released by the end of October, and multiple Macs can be connected via Thunderbolt for enhanced capabilities.

Zuckerberg found it peculiar that he had to post this information on X, despite owning Threads, as no one at Apple uses Threads. He has been active on X, especially regarding AI, for several months. A recent podcast interview with Alex Heath revealed that Threads is either larger than X or nearly as large, but people are spread across different platforms.

Zuckerberg acknowledged the diversity of communities on these platforms, emphasizing that social media should simply reflect where people are. Lastly, a satirical post by Alexandr Wang, Meta's chief AI officer, parodied "1984" and left Zuckerberg both amused and exasperated.

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