Apple and Meta said they will launch a new open-weight AI model that can run on high‑end Mac computers. The collaboration marks a shift in the long‑standing rivalry between the two companies. The model will be US‑based and open-weight, meaning its code and weights will be publicly available. Both firms say the effort is meant to challenge Chinese AI offerings and the closed systems from Anthropic and OpenAI.
Why it matters
Developers can now run a publicly available, high‑performance AI model directly on Macs, reducing reliance on cloud services.
