IBL News | New York
Meta is planning to launch its version of OpenClaw, named “Hatch”, in late August or early September, and its latest AI model, Watermelon, in October.
These two models are the latest models of Mark Zuckerberg’s push for “personal superintelligence.” In an August 10th essay, he said Meta would build personal agents and models for billions of people, offer free versions, and charge users who want more computing capacity.
In this regard, Hatch will be a consumer AI agent inspired by open-source OpenClaw, according to a report from The Information.
Hatch has been trained to access services including DoorDash, Etsy, Reddit, Yelp, and Outlook. Early prototypes include a customizable dashboard where users can see tools generated by the agent, such as a fitness tracker or travel itinerary.
OpenClaw runs on the user’s own machine and supports add-on capabilities called skills, but installing and configuring the system still requires command-line work and decisions about models, credentials, and permissions.
Hatch subscription might cost 199.99 per month, and it seems that the company will target professionals and heavy users willing to pay for an agent that can build small software tools and complete long-running tasks across multiple services.
On August 5th, Meta released Muse Spark 1.2 and the Muse Code terminal agent. Five days later, Meta published Muse Glimmer, a 30-billion-parameter open-weight model designed for local agent workflows. Meta already has distribution through WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, and its standalone AI app.