Summary
- Meta is developing Hatch, an artificial intelligence (AI) agent that can directly operate a user’s computer, according to a report.
- Meta is training Hatch in virtual environments modeled on DoorDash and Yelp, and plans to complete internal testing next month.
- The company is currently developing it with Anthropic’s Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6, but plans to equip it with its in-house AI model Muse Spark at launch.
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Meta Platforms Inc. is developing an artificial intelligence agent that can directly operate a user’s computer, The Information reported on May 5.
The agent, called Hatch, was inspired by OpenClaw, which drew attention after launching in November last year.
Like OpenClaw, Hatch is intended to carry out tasks on its own, including shopping, payments and document work. Meta is training the agent in virtual environments modeled on DoorDash, the delivery app, and Yelp, the restaurant discovery platform. The company plans to complete internal testing next month.
Meta is currently building the agent using Anthropic’s Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6 models, but plans to equip it with its own AI model, Muse Spark, by the time it is released.
Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg views AI agents as a core technology for what he calls “personalized superintelligence.” On Meta’s April 30 earnings call, he said the company would develop agents that understand users’ goals and work around the clock to help achieve them. Meta tried earlier this year to recruit Peter Steinberg, an OpenClaw developer, but the effort fell through. Instead, the company acquired Moltbook, a social media platform used by OpenClaw developers, in March.
Kim In-yeop, Silicon Valley correspondent, Hankyung.com, inside@hankyung.com
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