It’s sinister that Meta’s Muse AI mascot is so cute
A Verge column says Meta's cute Muse mascot makes users more willing to share personal data.
The Verge's Optimizer column argues that Meta's Muse AI agent uses an unusually cute mascot, Jolly, to lower users' resistance to sharing personal information. Muse, heavily promoted at Meta Connect, is coming to Meta's smart glasses and a standalone Charm wearable. The author received a mediocre fitness plan, then shared more health details because the agent looked endearing, and also saw relationship-goal prompts. A separate glasses demo misidentified snack nutrition and failed a shopping action, which the writer ties to possible ad targeting from visual context.
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