Meta Keeps Delaying the Release of Its New AI Model to Developers

Source: Slashdot

Delay of Muse Spark API Release

Meta has reportedly delayed the developer release of its Muse Spark AI model API multiple times. As of Tuesday, no launch date had been scheduled, according to a paywalled report from the Wall Street Journal.

Meta’s Current Status

• A Meta spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday that the company is already testing the API with a few early partners.
• The spokesperson added that Meta is looking forward to releasing the API this month.
• “The Muse Spark API will be coming soon,” Meta AI chief Alexandr Wang announced in a post on X in April.

Context and Related Developments

• Meta unveiled Muse Spark in April as the first model in a new series created by the company’s Superintelligence Labs, aiming to close the gap with rivals.
• Earlier on Wednesday, Meta introduced an AI agent designed to help businesses with day‑to‑day operations, signaling its ambition to compete with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Alphabet’s Google.

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