@ashxhart: @apple HomePod Mini has been liberated as a fun weekend project. Apple where kind enough to send me this HomePod Mini a…
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A user modified a HomePod Mini to connect it to a local AI model GLM 5.3 Flash using a Spark cluster and oMLX for fluent AI conversations, mentioning that major AI companies wouldn't support this project.
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@apple HomePod Mini has been liberated as a fun weekend project.
Apple where kind enough to send me this HomePod Mini a while back but I didn’t have any real use for it untill now.
I want to be able to have a fluent conversation with my local AI and that was the goal.
GLM 5.3 Flash on my spark cluster is phenomenal. With a bit of direction and guidance, we got it connected to oMLX 😂
Both @AnthropicAI and @OpenAI both said they wouldn’t touch this due to the nature of the task.
I can get the mic working using Siri Shortcuts but there is another way 👀
Local models are getting real good.
@jundotkim should I do a PR 😂😂
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