Meta is reentering the AI race with a new model called Muse Spark

The Verge
Meta has introduced Muse Spark, a new multimodal AI model integrated across its social platforms and hardware to compete in the intelligence race.

Summary

Meta has launched Muse Spark, the first model from its Superintelligence Labs, marking a major strategic push to integrate AI directly into its ecosystem. Currently powering the Meta AI app and website in the US, the model will soon expand to WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, and smart glasses. Muse Spark is designed for multimodal tasks, supporting text and image inputs, and features both an 'Instant' mode for speed and a 'Thinking' mode for complex reasoning. Meta highlights the model's capabilities in science, math, and health-related queries, positioning it against competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic, while emphasizing future plans for larger, open-source models.

(Source:The Verge)