The Shopping Agent Race: Meta, Google and the China Playbook

Meta wants people to use 'AI agents' to do daily tasks for them. Here's why that's a problem

Meta wants users to turn to a cute artificial intelligence (AI) "agent" throughout the day to carry out common tasks for them, such as booking flights or doing their shopping.

Meta’s AI agent is very cute — will that distract from its security risks?

Muse unveiled a consumer-focused AI app with a cute mascot, poised to become the most popular AI agent. What did we learn from its first month?

The Shopping Agent Race: Meta, Google and the China Playbook

“Find me a hotel in Lisbon under €150, near the trams.” An AI agent searches, compares, and pays. The booking is confirmed. This is Meta’s Muse, its consumer AI app that surged to #1 on the US App Store within days of launch. The debut marked Meta’s challenge to Google in the race to become […] The post The Shopping Agent Race: Meta, Google and the China Playbook appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Meta wants people to use ‘AI agents’ to do daily tasks for them. Here’s why that’s a problem - Stuff South Africa

Meta wants users to turn to a cute artificial intelligence (AI) “agent” throughout the day to carry out common tasks for them, such as booking flights or doing their shopping. The company’s new Muse agent shot to the top of the app charts after chief executive Mark Zuckerberg showcased it at a conference last week. Billed as having “no [...]