Meta releases Muse Wonder AI models to challenge Anthropic and OpenAI

Meta on Monday launched Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, calling them its most capable AI models yet, as the social media firm looks to compete more forcefully with OpenAI and Anthropic.

Meta's shares rose around 4 per cent in afternoon trading following the launch, which comes as CEO Mark Zuckerberg has committed billions of dollars to AI development and aggressively recruited researchers over the past year to strengthen the company's position in the intensifying AI race.

Meta said its Muse Wonder model would soon power its Muse personal AI agent, initially for subscribers, while the more advanced Muse Wonder Full model is available to subscribers of its AI coding tool, Muse Code.

In a blog post, Meta said it had transformed its AI operations over the past 14 months, moving from rebuilding its foundations to advancing frontier AI capabilities.

The successful launch of its Muse personal AI agent last month could also help Meta generate subscription revenue from its substantial AI investments, although concerns over user privacy remain a challenge.