Meta introduced Muse Spark, the first model from its high-cost “superintelligence” team, signaling an aggressive push to catch up in the AI race after uneven results from Llama 4. The model will debut in the Meta AI app and website before replacing existing Llama-powered chatbots across WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Meta’s smart glasses. Meta withheld key specs and shifted from open releases to a private preview, while third-party tests showed competitive language and vision performance but weaker coding and abstract reasoning, tying Spark for fourth on a composite benchmark from Artificial Analysis. The company teased embedded shopping in its chatbot and a multi-agent “Contemplating Mode,” aiming to monetize AI by driving commerce and engagement across its 3.5 billion-user network. Executives said larger versions are in development, with some expected to be released openly.
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