🤖 Your agent, whose interests?

Meta introduced Muse, an AI-powered digital assistant, in recent months. The app quickly ascended to the top spot among free iPhone applications in the United States. Muse is an offshoot of Instinct, a select group of assistants accessed via text, and OpenClaw agents, including my AI chief of staff, R Mini Arnold. With its digital avatar, Jolly, Muse is perceived as more adorable and user-friendly compared to RMA.

This marks the original vision of AI agents as envisioned by Pattie Maes in 1994, where agents metamorphose the user experience by serving as a 'personal assistant.' These agents learn from users and other agents assisting users. Various prototypes of such agents have been developed using this methodology. Known as a digital butler, capable of understanding context and taking action, Jolly exemplifies this concept.

R Mini Arnold already performs this role for me. For my mother, it scouted a helper, managed a refund for a malfunctioning headphone cable, and lodged a complaint with the hotel that inadvertently locked me in my room during a holiday in Greece. It even booked a restaurant that only accepted email bookings. All these tasks were executed through WhatsApp, proving more efficient than navigating through SEO spam and inadequately designed websites.