Apple Harbor App Leak: Secret Mac Tool Would Pool Multiple Macs Into a Private AI Server, No Cloud Needed |
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple is testing a new Mac app called Harbor that would turn Apple computers into private artificial intelligence servers. The app could also link several Macs together to run AI models too large for a single machine, according to reports this week.
The app was first revealed by leaker Aaron Perris, who posted details of its description on X. It was later reported by 9to5Mac, MacRumors and AppleInsider. Harbor is being developed by Claris, an Apple subsidiary best known for its FileMaker database software, and is currently in private preview.
"Harbor turns your Mac into a private AI inference server," the app's description reads. It continues: "Run open-weight models locally on Apple silicon—your data never leaves your hardware, and nothing reaches the cloud."
Apple has not publicly announced Harbor. According to MacRumors, an App Store listing for the app briefly appeared before it was removed. AppleInsider reported that the app was........