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Meta takes first steps toward a personal AI agent
Meta AI can now connect to Google Calendar and Gmail and handle tasks such as daily briefings, research and redecorating projects.
TL;DR
- Meta's AI assistant is gaining new agent-like capabilities powered by the Muse Spark 1.1 model.
- The assistant can now access Google Calendar and Gmail.
- Tasks include creating daily updates, research assistance, and redecorating project help.
- This initiative is part of Mark Zuckerberg's "personal superintelligence" vision.
- Meta's AI software is currently less powerful than those of rivals such as OpenAI and Google.
- Zuckerberg also launched an AI optimism campaign this week, part of a broader publicity effort for Meta's AI vision.