Meta stumbled onto a winning AI strategy
Having tried every bad idea, Meta now has the best vision for the future of AI chatbots. Credit: Pavel Danilyuk We’re on the brink of a revolution in how people use AI. Today, people mostly use non-agentic, non-personalized, non-proactive AI tools via PC browsers and mobile apps.
- ▪Having tried every bad idea, Meta now has the best vision for the future of AI chatbots.
- ▪Credit: Pavel Danilyuk We’re on the brink of a revolution in how people use AI.
- ▪Today, people mostly use non-agentic, non-personalized, non-proactive AI tools via PC browsers and mobile apps.
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| Publication time | Fri, 02 Oct 2026 22:05:36 +0000 |
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Having tried every bad idea, Meta now has the best vision for the future of AI chatbots. I still don’t recommend it. Here’s why. Credit: Pavel Danilyuk We’re on the brink of a revolution in how people use AI. Today, people mostly use non-agentic, non-personalized, non-proactive AI tools via PC browsers and mobile apps. Very soon, I predict, most AI usage will move to agentic, personalized, and proactive AI assistants via wearables like glasses, watches, and earbuds. We’ll move from mostly typing and reading to mostly talking and listening. This is a much bigger shift than it sounds. It moves AI from its current status as an external tool that we use to a future status of being part of us, a kind of prosthetic technology like eyeglasses, hearing aids, or an artificial knee.
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