# Bad Influence story: Apple is developing Harbor, a Mac app for running local AI models

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-10 16:25. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/748150cc-7dd2-4811-b8ab-961016f3439c

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Latest update (11-10 16:25): Apple is developing Harbor, a Mac app for running local AI models

Overview: Leaker Aaron Perris says Apple is developing Harbor, an app that turns a Mac into a private AI inference server for running open-weight models on Apple silicon. Perris reports that Harbor can pool unified memory across Macs connected over Thunderbolt 5. According to Perris, Harbor is in private preview under Apple's Claris brand. He says a public launch seems likely in the coming weeks or months. This is based on a single leaker's findings and has not been confirmed by Apple.

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1. 11-10 16:25 · Hacker News · AI (150+ points) · [Apple is developing Harbor, a Mac app for running local AI models](https://badinfluence.news/items/zi7acp3nmkjnn0gc9ktz84ohg)
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