Surprise, Meta's latest AI gimmick is just underpaid humans
Surprise, Meta's latest AI gimmick is just underpaid humans Much like the rest of the AI industry, Meta is using human workers to make its AI agents look like magic. In this case, Meta’s latest AI product, Muse, which purportedly makes calls for humans too afraid to call a barbershop, is actually just humans making calls to other humans. Meta’s chief AI officer Alexander Wang claimed last week that Muse was expanding to phone beta use for making outbound calls to US businesses.
- ▪Surprise, Meta's latest AI gimmick is just underpaid humans Much like the rest of the AI industry, Meta is using human workers to make its AI agents look like magic.
- ▪In this case, Meta’s latest AI product, Muse, which purportedly makes calls for humans too afraid to call a barbershop, is actually just humans making calls to other humans.
- ▪Meta’s chief AI officer Alexander Wang claimed last week that Muse was expanding to phone beta use for making outbound calls to US businesses.
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| Publication time | Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:34:58 +0000 |
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Surprise, Meta's latest AI gimmick is just underpaid humans Much like the rest of the AI industry, Meta is using human workers to make its AI agents look like magic. By Matt Schimkowitz | September 22, 2026 | 4:22pm (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) News News META Copy to clipboard × Copy Link Facebook X Reddit Bluesky 0 The most overvalued technology in the history of the world has once again been revealed to be a cover for cheap human labor, the Scooby Gang at 404 Media reported today. In this case, Meta’s latest AI product, Muse, which purportedly makes calls for humans too afraid to call a barbershop, is actually just humans making calls to other humans.
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