Meta bets on AI agent Muse to catch up in AI race
Meta launched Muse, a free personal AI agent in the US that autonomously shops, emails, and plans trips, powered by its in-house Muse Spark model.
Meta unveiled Muse, a consumer personal AI agent that handles tasks like online shopping, emailing, and trip planning, continues working in the background, and requests approval for purchases. It launches in the US on iOS, Android, and muse.ai, is free for most users with unspecified paid tiers, and runs on Meta's in-house Muse Spark model. Muse executes on a cloud virtual machine with a Sentinel agent policing outbound actions, and Meta promises an encrypted confidential VM later this year plus 1Password, Shop Pay, and Stripe Link support. The launch is positioned as the centerpiece of Meta's effort to catch up with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.
- Rolls out on iOS, Android, and muse.ai with AI glasses and paid tiers promised
- Runs on a cloud virtual machine guarded by a Sentinel agent that gates internet access
- Competes with ChatGPT Work, Claude Cowork, Copilot Tasks, and Gemini Spark
- Meta plans an encrypted confidential VM and 1Password, Shop Pay, and Stripe Link support
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Meta is making another push to bring artificial intelligence to the masses with Muse, a personal assistant it says can put AI in the hands of virtually anyone. The product is the latest step in a multi-billion dollar strategy overhaul designed to revitalize the company's ailing position in the AI race and help it catch up to rivals like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.
By Robert Hart · theverge.com
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