Meta's Muse AI Is Headed for Your Glasses — and Your Pocket
A friendly AI that follows you around could beat ChatGPT at everyday life.
Meta just stole the spotlight. Anthropic rolled out Opus 5.5, OpenAI followed with GPT-6 model updates just 90 minutes later — but the company reportedly outpacing ChatGPT's early numbers is Meta, whose personal AI agent Muse is headed for smart glasses and a tiny Tamagotchi-style device next. On TechCrunch's Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O'Kane dig into Meta's consumer AI strategy and what it means for the startups trying to build on top of this technology — from where the money is flowing to which AI products might actually become part of people's daily lives. They also get into a16z's new school for aspiring founders and two very different AI and hardware deals.
- Meta's Muse assistant is reportedly growing faster than ChatGPT did early on, and it's built for everyday life rather than office work
- The plan is to put it inside smart glasses and a small Tamagotchi-style carry-along device, so the AI is with you all day
- Meanwhile, a startup called Ema raised $77 million to sell AI 'agents' that automate HR, IT and finance tasks at big companies — a hint at which jobs may change first
Why It Matters
Your next AI assistant may be wearable and always listening — useful, but it puts your privacy on the line.