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title: "GPU_MODE Accuses Meta Muse Spark Challenge Team of Stealing Code"
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summary: "Mark Saroufim of GPU_MODE alleged that the Meta Muse Spark Challenge team used an AI agent to convert stolen open source software into a closed source binary, rewriting GPU_MODE's code into Go to mask plagiarism and avoid credit, while failing to commit to releasing challenge entries publicly. The $100,000 competition was launched by Meta, Paradigm, and Andromeda AI to find the fastest implementation of the Muse Spark model, with the top prize including $50,000 and an H200 GPU signed by the Meta team."
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# GPU\_MODE Accuses Meta Muse Spark Challenge Team of Stealing Code

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**Published:** 2026-10-23T02:23:53.000Z
**Category:** Open Source
**Topics:** meta, open\-source

## Summary

Mark Saroufim of GPU\_MODE alleged that the Meta Muse Spark Challenge team used an AI agent to convert stolen open source software into a closed source binary, rewriting GPU\_MODE's code into Go to mask plagiarism and avoid credit, while failing to commit to releasing challenge entries publicly\. The $100,000 competition was launched by Meta, Paradigm, and Andromeda AI to find the fastest implementation of the Muse Spark model, with the top prize including $50,000 and an H200 GPU signed by the Meta team\.

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