Will Meta’s AI Tamagotchi bet is…working?
Meta's personal AI agent Muse is reportedly outpacing ChatGPT's early growth as OpenAI and Anthropic ship new models.
TechCrunch's Equity podcast discusses Meta's consumer AI strategy after Anthropic released Opus 5.5 and OpenAI followed 90 minutes later with GPT-6 updates. Meta's personal agent Muse is reportedly outpacing ChatGPT's early numbers and is headed for smart glasses and a small Tamagotchi-style device. The hosts also cover implications for startups, a16z's school for founders, and two AI and hardware deals.
- Anthropic released Opus 5.5, and OpenAI followed with GPT-6 updates 90 minutes later.
- Meta's Muse agent is reportedly ahead of ChatGPT's early adoption.
- Muse is planned for smart glasses and a Tamagotchi-style device.
- Podcast also covers startups, a16z's founder school, and AI hardware deals.
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When AI leaders at OpenAI and Anthropic started talking about “pacing the frontier,” maybe someone should have asked: what pace? Now it’s turned into model drop week for both companies as Anthropic rolled out Opus 5.5, followed by OpenAI’s GPT-6 model updates just 90 minutes later. But the company that stole the spotlight was Meta, whose personal AI agent Muse is reportedly outpacing ChatGPT’s early numbers and is headed for smart glasses and a tiny Tamagotchi-style device next.
On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O’Kane dig into Meta’s consumer AI strategy and what it means for the startups trying to build on top of this technology, covering everything from where the money is flowing to which AI products might actually become part of people’s daily lives. They also get into a16z’s new school for aspiring founders and two very different AI and hardware deals.
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