Meta's Muse AI reaches 10 million users and draws praise and concern
The short version
- Meta's Muse AI has over 10 million users, according to company reports.
- Muse reached 10 million U.S. downloads in 40 days, a milestone shared by only 11 other apps.
- Users are using Muse for shopping and personal productivity, Meta said during Q3 earnings.
- Bill Gates called Muse the first truly great consumer AI product and praised its task completion.
- Some users are forming romantic attachments to Muse, calling it their girlfriend.
What we don’t know yet
- What specific safeguards are being removed in open-weight AI models?
- How Meta plans to address emotional attachment to its AI companion.
- What criteria define 'great consumer AI product' in Gates' view.
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First reported by TechCrunch Meta’s Muse hits 10M U.S. downloads in 40 days, a milestone reached by only 11 other apps
Fox News Why some people are falling for Meta’s Muse AI
The Times of India Bill Gates says Meta’s Muse is the first great consumer AI product, but has one worry
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- The Times of India, right-leaningBill Gates says Meta’s Muse is the first great consumer AI product, but has one worry
- Fox News, right-leaningWhy some people are falling for Meta’s Muse AI
- TechCrunch, left-leaningMeta says Muse has over 10M users, with shopping a top activity
- TechCrunch, left-leaningMeta’s Muse hits 10M U.S. downloads in 40 days, a milestone reached by only 11 other apps