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Meta's Muse AI agent uses human call center agents for business calls

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Meta's AI agent, Muse, was announced with a feature allowing it to make calls to businesses for tasks like reservations. However, reports indicate that Meta is actually using human call center agents to perform these tasks, rather than the AI itself. This practice was revealed through an investigation by 404 Media. AI

IMPACT This revelation raises questions about the actual capabilities and deployment of AI agents in customer-facing roles.

RANK_REASON The item describes a feature of an AI agent that is actually performed by humans, which is a product-related development but not a core AI release.

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Meta's Muse AI agent uses human call center agents for business calls

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Last week, # Meta executives announced that its much-hyped # AI agent, # Muse , had a new feature: It could call businesses for you to do things like make a res

    Last week, # Meta executives announced that its much-hyped # AI agent, # Muse , had a new feature: It could call businesses for you to do things like make a restaurant reservation or a haircut appointment. But in reality, Meta is testing having these calls being made by human bei…

    LINKS 404media.co/meta-tests-muse-ai-agent-call…

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