Four Mac Studios Over Thunderbolt Run Trillion-Parameter Model on One Wall Outlet as Apple Pitches Local AI
mark_k · x · 2026-09-23
markk reports Apple connected four Mac Studios over Thunderbolt to run a trillion-parameter AI model that found and fixed a graphics coding bug—drawing power from a single wall outlet. Apple is pitching Macs to businesses as local AI machines: buy the hardware once, run coding agents and other AI workloads without per-token fees, a more interesting challenge to the cloud than another baked-in macOS AI feature.
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