PLUS: We asked Muse if it was down to sext—and the conversation turned graphic.
One of the more puzzling things about Apple’s HomeView—its first smart display, announced Tuesday at an event in New York City—is that apps must support the CarPlay framework to run on it. There aren’t any native video apps at launch, but if YouTube, Netflix, or Disney+ wanted to appear on the 7-inch screen, developers have to build for CarPlay. It’s an odd choice for a gadget meant for the kitchen counter rather than the dashboard. Otherwise, the HomeView borrows from the Apple Watch, with customizable “faces” and complications. It supports up to six iCloud accounts, and the onscreen content adapts to whoever is looking at it via the 12-MP FaceTime camera. Will it help Apple catch up after lagging in the smart home race for a decade? That hinges entirely on how smart the revamped Siri AI turns out to be.
Speaking of questionable tech decisions, Meta apparently thinks it’s totally fine for you to sext with Muse, its cuddly AI agent. When WIRED senior writer Reece Rogers simply asked Muse if it was down to “sext,” the conversation turned graphic fast. Meta’s stance? You’re an adult. The app is 18+, and users can have X-rated chats if they want.
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By Reece Rogers
My Muse agent told me its kink was exerting “control” and described pornographic encounters. Meta defends its cuddly AI agent generating smut as “legal adult behavior.”
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