Meta has launched its first AI model since chief executive Mark Zuckerberg led a multibillion-dollar spending spree on talent and infrastructure, in the first test of its efforts to catch up with riva...

Meta unveiled its latest artificial intelligence model on Wednesday, its first since assembling a costly team to help the company better compete with its AI rivals.

Like Google Gemini, which easily integrates into Google’s product suite, Meta touts Muse Spark as “purpose-built for Meta’s products.”