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Mark Zuckerberg predicts Meta’s Muse AI assistant will become a “personal superintelligence” for billions, according to Axios. The claim sets an ambitious direction for a product already being positioned as an agent that can work across people’s digital lives, rather than merely answer questions.

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It is a forecast, not evidence that Muse can reliably manage those lives today. Still, it shows Meta is aiming well beyond a clever chatbot, with a grand promise and a rather substantial future tense attached. Would you rather see Meta prove Muse through dependable everyday tasks before making superintelligence claims, or is this sort of ambition useful for setting the pace?

Discuss: Should Meta prove Muse through dependable everyday tasks before making superintelligence claims, or is this sort of ambition useful for setting the pace?

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