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The AI amulet has become a bit of a clich\u00e9 in the tech industry \u2014 devices like Friend have turned the idea of physical AI into little more than an exercise in eye-rolling for many consumers. <\/p>\n
But that hasn\u2019t stopped Meta from jumping into the arena with its own AI wearable, called Muse Charm, which is designed to give consumers another way to stay connected to its recently launched, and already popular, personal AI agent, Muse. <\/p>\n
The device, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed in a \u201cone more thing\u201d moment during the company\u2019s annual Connect event, isn\u2019t ready to ship just yet. Zuckerberg said his team had to \u201cfinalize laying out the components\u201d and promised the devices would be \u201cready to ship in time for the holidays in December.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Muse agent, which is now embodied by a cute digital avatar known within the company as Jolly, lives inside the palm-sized totem that users can carry in their pockets or attach to a keychain. The device comes with a tiny screen that displays the avatar representing the agent. Users can talk to the device, which can then presumably carry out tasks on their behalf.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe packed the whole Muse experience, including the whole real-time voice and avatar stack, into something that fits on a keychain and is always available to talk to,\u201d Zuckerberg said during Wednesday\u2019s keynote. \u201cYou just go ahead and tap here in the fingerprint sensor in the corner, and you can start talking without having to unlock a phone or open an app.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zuckerberg added: \u201cSo if you\u2019re not wearing glasses, this is going to be by far the fastest way to talk to your Muse and to show what\u2019s going on around you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Appropriate for what it offers, the gadget has a quasi-Tamagotchi feel to it \u2014 a lightweight, personality-filled device designed to keep users always connected to Meta\u2019s software. It also feels like a relatviely low-stakes way for the social media giant to experiment with AI wearables while also offering yet another way to distribute its AI agent to the masses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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