Meta debuts its Muse AI agent. Will US consumers trust it?

Good news! It is a new technology and the safeguards still have to be figured out!

That Meta is immediately asking for a method of payment (if confirmed) is not such a great idea to get started, in my opinion.

If it is useful and if the benefits significantly outweigh the disadvantages, why not. 

What about piecemeal adoption? Apparently, the user has control over how much the user wants to share etc.

"On Tuesday [9/8/2026], the company introduced Muse, its new personal AI agent that helps consumers with everyday tasks and projects for users in the U.S.

To use Muse, consumers will have to trust Meta with more of their personal information than ever before. The AI agent works by connecting to the user’s apps and services that are a part of everyday workflows, like email, calendars, payments, and other things the individual may regularly use, like apps for health and fitness, the smart home, dining, shopping, music and events, and more. ...

Muse will initially be available via the web at muse.ai, through apps on iOS and Android, and through chats in WhatsApp.

It will soon also make its way to Meta’s AI glasses, the company says. It will be free to use, with subscription plans kicking in as usage increases, which is why Muse requires a payment card to get started. ..."

"Takeaways

• Muse is a personal AI agent. It doesn’t just answer questions, it actually does the work. It helps people stay on top of things, takes tasks and projects off their plate, and turns long-term goals into action plans.
• Meta built Muse from the ground up to be a safe, secure, private, and widely available personal AI agent.
• Muse runs on Muse Secure VM, a dedicated secure computer with its own browser, and can work on a person’s behalf across the apps they use daily, learning from conversations, reflecting on what matters to them, and getting sharper along the way.
• Each person stays in control of their Muse and decides how much access it gets.
• For a deeper look at how Muse was designed and how safety, security, and privacy were built into it, read How We Built Safety Into Muse and How We Designed Muse.

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Meta debuts its Muse AI agent. Will consumers trust it? | TechCrunch

Introducing Muse: The World’s First Personal AI Agent Built for Everyone (official news release)

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ChatGPT will remember you tell it now - like a real personal assistant

Good news or a possible nightmare for some?

It seems, the article below omitted to mention what this personalized assistant costs! Quite an omission!

"On Thursday [4/10/2025], OpenAI unveiled an update to the memory feature in ChatGPT: it can now reference all of your past conversations to better inform responses going forward. This expansion builds on the feature's original abilities, which allowed the chatbot to remember basic user information you share in conversations, such as your profession, pets, preferences, and more. 

The new feature expands ChatGPT's ability to provide personalized answers without requiring you to reexplain the information it has previously gathered.  ..."

ChatGPT will remember everything you tell it now - like a real personal assistant | ZDNET "The chatbot's memory feature now offers even more personalized responses."