AI agents have a 'normal-people problem': most users won't hand over their lives
examachine · x · 2026-10-16
Futurism argues the AI industry has a 'normal-people problem.' Meta's Muse AI assistant topped the US iOS free-app chart with 3.4M+ downloads last week, but retention is doubtful because adopting it demands major behavior changes.
- OpenAI and Meta want users to delegate booking flights and shopping to agents, but that's not a priority for average users
- Per Axios, Muse, Microsoft's Copilot, and OpenAI's two-day-old Dots all require users to reshape their private lives around agents
- Trust and safety risks are real: granting assistants email, credit card, and social media access has sharp edges — one user claims Muse gave out his physical home address to strangers on Facebook
- Core point: AI companies have done next to nothing to earn ordinary users' trust
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