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Nearly two years after extolling the virtues of open source AI, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is singing a different tune.  On Wednesday, the social media magnate unveiled its first new model developed by its Superintelligence team. But this is no Llama, and you can't download its weights. The model, dubbed Muse Spark, is …

  1. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Open no more

    (O)llama, wherefore art thou?

  2. Bebu sa Ware Silver badge
    Facepalm

    Muse Spark - a Noddy Nero fiddling …

    while USD 135 billion burns and incidentally the planet.

    "…open source AI represents the world's best shot at harnessing this technology to create the greatest economic opportunity and security for everyone."

    One wonder whether these tech/AI bros share from the same crock of shit they are so full of, or whether have monogrammed bespoke turds. Presumably the latter.

  3. ecofeco Silver badge
    Facepalm

    WHOCOULDAKNOWED?

    Seriously, who DID NOT see this coming?

    WHO DAMMIT?!

  4. Pulled Tea Bronze badge
    WTF?

    Nevermind the Zuck breaking his stated principles (dog bites man)…

    …but he was running a private school?

    Ewwwwww.

    (after reading the news report about him owning an unlicensed private school)

    Double ewwwwwwwww.

    1. wolfetone Silver badge
      Trollface

      Re: Nevermind the Zuck breaking his stated principles (dog bites man)…

      Quite right, it is indeed unusual behaviour for an automaton.

    2. Dan 55 Silver badge

      Re: Nevermind the Zuck breaking his stated principles (dog bites man)…

      Here's a video of Zuckerberg teaching in a class at his school.

  5. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Captain Craptastic rides again

    Unfortunately

  6. anonymous boring coward Silver badge

    "Don't be Evil" also comes to mind.

    I would never believe anything any major corporation says.

  7. Irongut Silver badge

    > If Meta is to be believed, Muse Spark is a big improvement over Llama 4. The model boasts performance matching and in many cases besting the top models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.

    Meta could produce the world's best, cheapest and most accurate LLM with 100% proof that they aren't lying about its performance and I still wouldn't buy it for free.

    I have not and will never use any product made by a company owned or run by that morally bankrupt arsehole.

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Not even with extra cat videos?

    2. Chet Mannly

      "I have not and will never use any product made by a company owned or run by that morally bankrupt arsehole."

      That criteria really limits your tech options - Silicon Valley basically consists of morally bankrupt aholes with marginally different flavours...

  8. Sil

    Zuck has only 2 principles : violating privacy of everyone and stealing IP.

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