Meta wants its AI agent Muse to be the app people rely on to run their daily lives, and analysts say the winner will be whoever customers trust with their payments and habits. Analysts Luke Lango and Shay Boloor argue the AI model is the 'least durable advantage' as capabilities converge and costs fall, while the lasting edge comes from trust and memory built over years. According to Sensor Tower data cited by TechCrunch, Muse has passed 10.9 million downloads since its September debut, including 10.2 million in the U.S., with seven-day retention of 30% versus an average of 19% for rivals such as ChatGPT, Claude and Grok. Bank of America's Wamsi Mohan sees a risk that Apple could lose discovery and transactions to Muse even while selling handsets, while Amazon has blocked Muse from its site as Shopify and PayPal joined. Analysts expect the market to settle on one default agent, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he is prepared to spend up to $200 billion on AI.
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