Meta beat OpenAI to the punch on announcing an AI gadget
Meta unveiled its new AI hardware device, Charm, at the annual Connect event, featuring the Muse AI agent and an interactive mascot named Jolly. The small device is designed to offer a quick, screen-enabled voice interface and represents Meta's competitive entry into physical AI hardware, potentially beating OpenAI to the consumer market.
Why it matters
The announcement highlights the escalating race among major tech companies to develop proprietary physical AI devices that bypass traditional smartphones.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Andrej Sokolow/picture alliance via Getty Images Meta teased a new AI device called Charm at its Connect event on Wednesday. The small device packs in Meta's new AI agent, Muse, and has a screen. It's a shot across the bow to OpenAI, which has its own high-profile AI device effort. Meta could be beating OpenAI to the punch on the hardware front. The social media giant announced that it has put its viral new AI agent, Muse, into a small device you can speak to. The gizmo is called "Charm," and only a few have been made so far, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Wednesday at the company's Connect event. He said it should be ready to ship in time for the holiday shopping season. "We've packed a lot of technology into this little guy," Zuckerberg said onstage.
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