Meta's AI agent Muse outpaces ChatGPT early numbers
Original: Meta’s AI Tamagotchi bet is…working?
Why This Matters
If Muse's growth holds, Meta could redefine consumer AI hardware beyond the smartphone form factor.
Meta's personal AI agent Muse is reportedly surpassing ChatGPT's early mobile launch metrics, with expansion planned for smart glasses and a Tamagotchi-style wearable device. This comes as Anthropic released Opus 5.5 and OpenAI dropped GPT-6 updates just 90 minutes apart in the same week.
In a week that saw both Anthropic and OpenAI race to drop major model updates — Anthropic's Opus 5.5 followed by OpenAI's GPT-6 updates just 90 minutes later — it was Meta that dominated the conversation. The company's personal AI agent Muse is reportedly outpacing ChatGPT's early mobile launch numbers, a notable benchmark given ChatGPT's rapid rise in 2023. Meta is also moving Muse beyond smartphones: smart glasses integration is already in play, and a compact Tamagotchi-style wearable device is next on the roadmap. TechCrunch's Equity podcast hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O'Kane broke down Meta's consumer AI strategy, examining where investment is flowing, which AI products are becoming daily habits, and what all of this means for startups building on top of these platforms. The episode also touched on a16z's new school for aspiring founders and two contrasting AI-hardware deals making waves in the industry.