EP 661 : Meta’s Muse Spark Open: Open-Weight AI Runs on Apple Mac Studios + AI News roundup

Meta just dropped the most capable open‑weight AI model from the U.S., and it can run locally on two M5 Ultra Mac Studios – a first for an 816‑billion‑parameter system. In this episode we break down why Muse Spark Open matters, how Apple’s MLX toolkit makes it possible, and what it means for the Western AI race against China’s GLM, Kimi and Qwen models.We dive into the details: the 816B multimodal model is tuned for coding, agentic workflows and even video editing in DaVinci Resolve without touching the cloud. We compare its performance on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, explore the partnership that lets two Mac Studios act like an AI supercomputer, and discuss Meta’s strategy of juggling closed‑door Wonder and open‑weight Spark.Our AI news roundup covers Amazon’s new Bee wearables, Anthropic’s expanded safety research access, Bank of America’s contractor response to Anthropic’s Mythos, OpenAI’s internal espionage defenses and the launch of GPT‑Live‑1.1 with richer multilingual accents, plus Google’s Gemini 4 Argon rollout and five pro tips to squeeze more out of it.Finally, we spotlight today’s hottest tools: Muse Spark Open, GPT‑Live‑1.1, Nvidia’s Nemotron 3.5 Super VL, BFL’s FLUX 3 Image Klein, CounselAudit for legal billing, Squint’s screen‑drag explanations, Vunote’s YouTube‑to‑notes converter, and Decksy for instant presentations.Listen now to stay ahead of the AI curve, share with your tech‑savvy friends, and hit subscribe for weekly deep dives. Tools mentioned: Muse Spark Open, GPT‑Live‑1.1, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL, FLUX 3 Image Klein, CounselAudit, Squint, Vunote, Decksy.