Meta's Muse AI mascot uses cute design to mask underwhelming performance

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Meta's Muse AI features a personalized animated mascot that changes appearance based on data it learns from users' emails. Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song tested the AI agent, naming it 'Blorbo,' and asked it to help create a fitness plan for a sub-30-minute 5K and muscle recovery. The AI produced what she described as a mediocre weekly workout routine. However, the mascot's charming, Kirby-like appearance — in her case, a cat-shaped piece of bread — drew attention away from the tool's lackluster output. Song suggests the cuteness of the mascot may be a deliberate design choice that softens scrutiny of the AI's actual capabilities.

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