Meta's agentic AI chatbot Muse is the centerpiece of The Sideload episode 46, where Will and Allison Johnson put a direct question to the current state of AI agents: do they actually save users time, or do they introduce new friction while solving old problems.
The episode also covers two hardware stories worth tracking: the iPhone 18 Pro's variable aperture system and hands-on impressions of the iPhone Duo, giving listeners a ground-level read on both before the broader press consensus hardens.
The argument inside the Muse discussion, not just the conclusion, is what makes this worth 45 minutes. The question of whether agentic AI is ready for real users versus demo conditions is one the industry keeps dodging. This episode does not.
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