Meta Upgrades AI Assistant with New Capabilities for Automating Tasks and Daily Briefings

Meta has announced an upgrade to its Meta AI service, which will allow the assistant to automate certain tasks on a user’s behalf without requiring step-by-step instructions. The updated assistant is powered by Meta’s Muse Spark 1.1 model and is launching first in select markets via the Meta AI app and meta.ai.

The new capabilities include generating morning briefings that pull from a user’s calendar, as well as taking on repeating jobs such as putting together weekly meal plans or surfacing trend updates. This means users can rely on their AI assistant to handle routine tasks, freeing up time for more important things.

Meta is starting the rollout in a limited set of markets and intends to bring the features to more countries and additional platforms, including WhatsApp. The company has been moving to position Muse Spark 1.1 as a model built for agentic and task-execution use cases, with API pricing that is roughly 25% of what Anthropic and OpenAI charge for comparable models.

The new features arrive as Meta continues to develop its AI capabilities. In related news, the company has launched a dedicated app called Seller for merchants on its Facebook Marketplace platform. Through the app, sellers can oversee their active listings, respond to interested buyers, and monitor how individual items are performing, all in one place.

Listing creation in the app uses Meta AI to suggest titles, descriptions, prices, and categories based on uploaded photos. The platform processes upward of 430 million listings each month and counts over 1.1 billion active users. Seller is available on the App Store for users 18 and older in the United States, with a web experience currently in testing.

Meta’s focus on AI development comes as the company prepares to report second-quarter results after market close on July 29. The upgrade to its Meta AI service marks a significant step forward in automating tasks and providing personalized assistance to users.