Apple's Foundation Model Goes Native on macOS 27: Just Run 'fm chat' in Terminal
Cherlokoms · reddit · 2026-09-16
A Reddit user spotted that Apple has made its Foundation Models (AFM) natively available on macOS 27 — running fm chat in a terminal is all it takes, no extra setup required.
The poster, an open-weight advocate, still sees this as a major step for local AI: a hardware-optimized model from Apple shipping directly inside the OS turns on-device AI from an optional feature into a system capability. The thread asks whether anyone has tested or built with the models yet.
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