As of Tuesday (June 2), the tech giant had no plans to release the new model, according to the report, which cited unnamed sources.
The delay, which has lasted nearly two months since Meta told developers a release would happen “soon,” is prompting questions about how fast the company can monetize its vast spending on AI development, the report said.
Meta has been working on an API that would allow apps created for computers or mobile phones to be based on its own AI, per the report.
The company is testing the API with partners and plans to release it this month, a Meta spokesperson said, according to the report.
“We know people want the API, and we’re excited to get it into their hands,” the spokesman said, per the report.
Meta initially planned to release the API around the same time it introduced its Muse Spark AI model in April, the report said.
“The Muse Spark API will be coming soon,” Meta Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang wrote in a post on social platform X two days after Muse Spark’s debut. “We have been thrilled with the amount of excitement amongst developers who want to try Muse Spark inside their agentic harnesses. Stay tuned!”
April turned into May, and the API never came out. The delay was due to bugs that became obvious in testing and the need to develop new infrastructure. The API was then pushed back again to June, according to the report.
Meta plans to spend up to $145 billion this year in capital expenditures, primarily to build out its AI infrastructure. The company has the goal of creating personal and business agents for its billions of users and is working on AI models to reach that target, the report said.
Meta released one of those agents Tuesday for its WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger platforms. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the tool will “eventually help you run your whole business.”
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