Meta is making its AI chatbot more like an assistant

Published Jul 24, 2026 • 5:00 PM

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The update will allow Meta AI to tap into your calendar to help you plan events and generate daily briefings, as well as perform in-depth research that you can steer as it…
In a blog post, Meta says this update marks its "next step toward personal superintelligence," something CEO Mark Zuckerberg has touted as the future of AI .
Meta is powering the update with its newly released Muse Spark 1.1 model , which the company says will allow its chatbot to go beyond its current capabilities of answering questi…

Meta says its AI chatbot is going beyond just answering questions and generating images. | Image: Meta

Meta is upgrading its AI chatbot with new productivity features in a bid to compete with rivals like Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude. The update will allow Meta AI to tap into your calendar to help you plan events and generate daily briefings, as well as perform in-depth research that you can steer as it progresses.

In a blog post, Meta says this update marks its "next step toward personal superintelligence," something CEO Mark Zuckerberg has touted as the future of AI. Meta is powering the update with its newly released Muse Spark 1.1 model, which the company says will allow its chatbot to go beyond its current capabilities of answering questi …

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