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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.

@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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@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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