Meta’s Muse just stole the AI spotlight from OpenAI and Anthropic
TechCrunch Anthony Ha, Kirsten Korosec, Sean O'Kane, Theresa Loconsolo ● Covered by 3 sources
Meta’s Muse is described as drawing AI attention away from OpenAI and Anthropic by reportedly outperforming ChatGPT early results and targeting smart glasses and a small Tamagotchi-style device. Opus 5.5 was released and OpenAI followed with GPT-6 updates about 90 minutes later. The episode frames a shift in consumer AI focus toward Meta’s agent strategy and its impact on startups and enterprise partners building on top of the tech.
Why it matters
When AI leaders at OpenAI and Anthropic started talking about “pacing the frontier,” maybe someone should have asked: what pace? Now it’s turned into model drop week for both companies as Anthropic rolled out Opus 5.5, followed by OpenAI’s GPT-6 model updates just 90 minutes later. But the company that stole the spotlight was Meta, whose personal AI agent Muse is reportedly outpacing ChatGPT’s early numbers and is headed for smart glasses and […]