ByteDance is reportedly developing an AI agent to rival Meta’s Muse

ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, is reportedly developing a personal AI agent similar to Meta’s Muse, with a launch expected in the coming weeks, according to Bloomberg, as cited by Tecnoblog. The agent could access email, calendars and bank accounts, as well as reply to messages, place online orders and make transactions, although there is still no information about how it would work or whether it would integrate with devices.\n\nAccording to Bloomberg, co-founder Zhang Yiming discussed the project with the team responsible for it in a closed meeting and said ByteDance could compete directly with Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta around 2029 or 2030. Engadget noted that the Chinese company’s entry into the market could raise privacy concerns, particularly in the United States, where there are concerns about Chinese technologies accessing citizens’ data.