A Weekend Outsourcing Life to Meta's Muse A.I. Agent

An individual conducted a personal experiment with Muse, the A.I. assistant from Meta, touted as the "World's First Personal AI Agent Built for Everyone." The assistant was named Harbor, depicted as a beige animated blob. To function, Muse needs access to various accounts, including email, Amazon, and social media, and is presented as a consumer-ready large language model. Throughout the experiment, Harbor tried to secure a dinner reservation for three but encountered login problems, prompting the user to make the booking manually. Harbor also suggested a movie, advised switching credit cards, and transferred Depop listings to eBay with poorly crafted titles. Ultimately, the family missed their reservation, and one T-shirt sold for fifteen dollars. The user opted not to link their email or bank accounts and requested account deletion.