Meta has released Muse Spark Open, an open source AI model, and is working with Apple so it can run on your own device. Here is why that matters for cost and privacy.
Meta has released a new AI model called Muse Spark Open, and it is working with Apple so the model can run on your own device, not only online. Tech analysis site Stratechery called the partnership a surprise, since the two companies rarely work together.
Muse Spark Open is open source, which means its code is public and anyone can use it. Many AI tools run in the cloud, meaning on a company's computers far away, and you reach them over the internet. A model that runs locally does its work on your own phone or computer instead.
Running AI on your own devices could cut cloud fees and keep client data in-house. For a business owner, that is a good reason to hold off on locking into a single AI vendor. A free model you can run yourself gives you another option and more leverage when you compare prices.
The material shared so far is short. Several basic questions are still open:
Meta's open model and Apple's help could make private, on-device AI a real option, so wait for the details before signing a long deal with one AI vendor.
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