Meta says it is expanding its AI chatbot beyond answering questions and generating images by adding productivity-focused features. According to the company, the update lets Meta AI access a user’s calendar to help plan events and produce daily briefings, and it can carry out in-depth research that users can guide as it proceeds. Meta is powering these capabilities with its newly released Muse Spark 1.1 model. In a blog post, the company describes the update as its “next step toward personal superintelligence,” a concept CEO Mark Zuckerberg has promoted as the future of AI.
Why it matters
The changes position Meta AI as a more assistant-like product, placing it in more direct competition with rivals such as Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude.
Who should care
Users of Meta’s AI chatbot and those following the competition among major consumer AI assistants may want to note the added planning, briefing, and research functions.