Meta puts its AI assistant on a keychain

Meta puts its AI assistant on a keychain(arstechnica.com)

5 points by wrxd 1 hour ago | 6 comments

vanuatu 37 minutes ago |

tech people will clown on this but I think its pretty genius

The average person does not care to use their Muse to optimize their life for productivity. they use ai assistants to shoot the shit and maybe cancel subscriptions they no longer use. Anthropomorphizing the mascot and making tamagotchis is much better for engagement

floren 1 hour ago |

What is it with AI guys and having a "little buddy" on your screen? Half the vibe coded demos I see show some pixel-art character in the corner, everybody wants to put them in their smartglasses, etc.

Do you really need a fancy tamagotchi to be your friend all the time? Maybe you could name it Jarvis, that would be original.

m463 42 minutes ago | |

I agree, but maybe it is not the norm for design folks?

I'm thinking of the movie "Her" where the ai assistant was only ever a voice. And siri, and grok in a tesla, etc. I think we can do non-visual personas.

I don't know, maybe corporate design folks think in trademarks and logos and this is just part of that?

(or what about deaf people? Do they need text, or something amenable to lip reading?)

redhale 11 minutes ago | |

I don't mean to pick on you, but the negativity of this post is pretty typical of HN. God forbid people try to inject a little joy into their day on our way to the AIpocalypse.

My gf loves the custom Codex "pet" she created that emotes as she uses Codex to build her recipe website. I don't care to turn the pet on when I'm using Codex, but I can't believe there are people who find a way to complain about it being an option. Please lighten up.

PaulHoule 1 hour ago |

I can't say I am a fan of Meta's business but I do like this kind of thing which is like "inside-out" virtual reality, that is something that brings a digital character into the real world for us to interact with.

luz666 1 hour ago | |

Is it local only? Well, when it is connected to the internet, it actually forwards your secret questions directly to their database. For me this sounds more like they sneaked you - assuming you use it - to be in their world, not the other way around.

PaulHoule 53 minutes ago | | |

It's an object from their world which is brought into (you can experience) in our world.