Meta Releases Scaled-Down AI Model Consumers Can Use at Home

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Or sign-in if you have an account.(Bloomberg) — Meta Platforms Inc. introduced a new AI model that’s light enough to run on a single computer, allowing users to download and customize the technology.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLYSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman, and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESCreate an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountThe new Muse Glimmer is a distilled version of the company’s Muse Spark 1.2 model, designed with a focus on efficiency to minimize system requirements, Meta said on Monday. At 30 billion parameters, the Muse Glimmer is “small enough” to need only one graphics card to power its work, which will primarily involve agent-like artificial intelligence tasks such as schedule management and file organization, according to Meta.The weights, or values that help the AI system make decisions, for Muse Glimmer will be available on Hugging Face. Meta intends to make the weights for a version of the more powerful Muse Spark available as well. There is no fee for download, though users would bear their own computing costs. The move to release these AI models under a permissive license mirrors competition in China, where startups like DeepSeek and Moonshot, along with internet giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., have adopted the practice to attract the largest number of users.Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again“Rather than centralizing superintelligence, we should distribute it widely and give every person the ability to direct it,” Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said in a wide-ranging essay with policy proposals on Monday. “This has the potential to begin a new era of personal empowerment where individuals can use this powerful new capability to reach their full potential.”Contrasting Meta’s approach to that of US rivals “focused on building AI for companies, governments, or other institutions,” Zuckerberg emphasized Meta is creating “personal superintelligence for everyone.”The company is in a global race to deliver AI breakthroughs and benefits that would eventually pay off lavish spending on hardware and data centers to develop the technology. Along with US peers Amazon.com Inc., Alphabet Inc. and Microsoft Corp., Meta has committed more than $2 trillion to expanding its capabilities — and developing AI models and tools that entice people to use it over those rivals will help the company secure long-term revenue. The company began charging for developer access for its Muse Spark 1.1 model for the first time last month.Meta is also developing plans for a cloud infrastructure business that will sell access to AI computing power and models, along the lines of Amazon Web Services, though the lack of detail on the plan from Zuckerberg has frustrated investors who worry about the company achieving a return on investment.Menlo Park, California-based Meta said on Monday that it intends to set up a $1 billion fund to invest in US communities where it owns and operates data centers. The runaway spending by hyperscalers like Meta and Google has been met with resistance in many locations across the US as detractors protest against data centers’ use of land, energy and water.—With assistance from Kurt Wagner.(Updates with Mark Zuckerberg quotes and context from fourth paragraph.)This advertisement has not loaded yet.Notice for the Postmedia NetworkThis website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.