ByteDance is developing an AI assistant designed to compete directly with Meta's Muse.
The effort came to light yesterday, and the company is preparing to unveil the agent in the coming weeks.
Meta's Muse has already attracted more than 10 million users and is expected to generate higher revenue per user than the existing app suite, while ByteDance's cofounder has told employees that the company's AI efforts may not catch up until at least 2029 or 2030; the introduction of a personal AI agent could also raise new data privacy concerns.