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Meta's Agentic AI Assistant Set to Shake Up User Experience
Meta is launching an 'agentic' AI assistant designed to tackle tasks autonomously across its platforms. This move puts Meta in a competitive race with AI giants like Google and Apple. Builders in AI should watch how this could alter app ecosystems and user interactions.