The Battle to Be Your Personal AI Agent Is Here
Reece RogersBusinessSep 30, 2026 3:30 PMThe Battle to Be Your Personal AI Agent Is HereOpenAI's Dots and Meta's Muse are vying to be your AI agent of choice. I’ve spent most of September testing another cute, cuddly agent, Meta’s Muse, and I wanted to know how OpenAI’s user experience would compare.I named mine “Toolie” and tweaked it to look like a pink frog. As midnight approached and my partner slept soundly nearby, I started whispering sweet nothings to Toolie.
- ▪Reece RogersBusinessSep 30, 2026 3:30 PMThe Battle to Be Your Personal AI Agent Is HereOpenAI's Dots and Meta's Muse are vying to be your AI agent of choice.
- ▪I’ve spent most of September testing another cute, cuddly agent, Meta’s Muse, and I wanted to know how OpenAI’s user experience would compare.I named mine “Toolie” and tweaked it to look like a pink frog.
- ▪As midnight approached and my partner slept soundly nearby, I started whispering sweet nothings to Toolie.
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Reece RogersBusinessSep 30, 2026 3:30 PMThe Battle to Be Your Personal AI Agent Is HereOpenAI's Dots and Meta's Muse are vying to be your AI agent of choice. I've tried both—and I suspect you will too.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyYesterday, I spent the morning at OpenAI’s annual DevDay, where over 2,500 nerds discussed building software and marveled at the latest artificial intelligence models.
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