Meta’s AI agent is a cute little guy who’s great at spending my money
The Verge found Meta’s Muse agent useful for errands and shopping, including preparing a real purchase.
The Verge tested Meta’s consumer AI agent Muse, using an avatar named Marley, on postponed everyday chores. The agent checked Gmail and drafted a landscaper follow-up, located a Breville steam-wand part and added it to a cart, and started arranging junk removal for a fallen branch. It could not place a phone call to downgrade a security-system plan, though Meta says calling is planned. The reviewer still sent messages and finished checkout personally.
- Muse used Gmail access to draft a landscaper follow-up email.
- It found a Breville steam-wand part and filled the cart.
- Checkout and a required phone-plan change stayed manual.
- Calling support is planned but not available yet.
From the original article
9 min read at theverge.com
An adorable little bear that wants to help you buy things. Modern life comes with an unending, auto-populating to-do list. It never ceases to amaze me how I can be doing nothing at all, minding my own business, and suddenly something needs to be taken care of.
By Allison Johnson · theverge.com
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