{
  "id": 9082608,
  "title": "Meta's New 'Personal AI Agent' Muse Beats ChatGPT in Downloads - and Get Blocked by Amazon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/metas-new-personal-ai-agent-muse-beats-chatgpt-in-downloads-and-get",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-22T04:04:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Slashdot",
    "slug": "slashdot",
    "url": "https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/09/22/0116233/metas-new-personal-ai-agent-muse-beats-chatgpt-in-downloads---and-get-blocked-by-amazon"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Meta's new AI personal agent, Muse, has quickly become the top free iOS app in the U.S., surpassing ChatGPT in downloads. Launched just two weeks ago, Muse has already amassed over 2.5 million downloads, according to analytics firm Sensor Tower. The app positions itself as a tool for managing and directing advanced digital assistants capable of completing various tasks online, such as filling out forms and organizing email inboxes. Industry experts believe that Muse and similar agentic applications may boost broad-based adoption of AI technology. Meta's stock experienced an 11% surge on Monday, reflecting the excitement surrounding Muse. However, Amazon has taken issue with Muse, blocking access to its platform. Amazon claims that Muse accesses its site without permission, captures customer credentials, and violates Amazon's Conditions of Use. The tech giant has been actively blocking unauthorized agents from its site, suing Perplexity over its Comet browser and blocking shopping agents from Google and OpenAI. Amazon has initiated discussions with Meta to resolve the issue but has not ruled out legal action. Despite this setback, Shopify is collaborating with Muse, enabling agentic checkout in Shopify online stores.",
  "summary": "Meta's AI \"personal agent\" Muse overtook ChatGPT as the #1 iOS free app in the U.S. on Friday, reports CNBC — and it's still showing more downloads as of Monday night. Muse now has over 2.5 million downloads since its debut less than two weeks ago, according to analytics firm Sensor Tower... [Muse] is currently ahead of popular services like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Polymarket and Kashi... It's also…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}