We Got Hot and Heavy With Meta’s Muse—and Baffled by Apple’s HomeView

Turns out, Meta’s AI agent Muse goes well beyond managing your calendar: it will also sext with you. This week on Uncanny Valley, Brian Barrett…

OpenAI’s Dots Are Always-On AI Agents—and Its Answer to Meta’s Muse

Dots are OpenAI’s new always-on AI agents, announced at the company’s DevDay 2026 event on Tuesday in San Francisco. These agents complete tasks on a…

Meta’s Muse Is Adults-Only. Why Does It Look Like a Kids’ Toy?

Meta’s Muse mascot is named Jolly. It’s an adorable, cuddly representation of Meta’s AI agent that you can dress however you want—like a doll. At…

Meta’s Answer to the ‘Meta Creep’? Camera-Free Smart Glasses

After months of controversy about the privacy of its smart glasses, Meta has unveiled the next iteration of its product lineup. At its Meta Connect…

Meta’s Muse AI Assistant Rolled Out With a Serious Security Flaw

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has gone to great lengths to hype the security of its new AI assistant, Muse, claiming it is “built…

Inside Meta’s Push to Put Robots to Work in Data Centers

Meta is testing robots that can plug in cables, reset servers, and handle other tasks inside its data centers, according to several current and former…

Meta’s New Feel-Good AI Ad Uses a Song About the World Ending

On Thursday morning, Meta published an ad to its official Instagram account with the message that artificial intelligence will not “make us less connected” or…

Meta’s AI Workers Are Revolting, Peter Thiel’s Secret Society, and SBF’s Plea to Trump

This week on Uncanny Valley, our hosts discuss the meltdown that has been recently unfolding at Meta and what it says about the company’s relentless…

‘Tell Him He’s a Piece of Shit’: Meta’s New AI Unit Is a Total Mess

Someone interrupted a livestreamed, employee-only presentation at Meta earlier this week with an expletive-filled outburst about “being the company’s bitch,” according to a recording heard…