Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Decision to Pull the Trigger on Meta’s A.I. Agent

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Meta had delayed releasing Muse, its A.I. agent app, for months over safety concerns. Then new competition forced Mr. Zuckerberg’s hand.

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