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Meta Stock Surges on Hype for Personal AI Agent
Meta Platforms' stock surged on Wednesday, September 21, following the release of its Muse AI personal agent tool. The company's shares closed at $741.25, up 11.43% from the previous day.
The increased interest in Meta's product has analysts taking note, with Wells Fargo raising its price target to $796 per share. This optimism is driven by the potential for users to require paid subscriptions due to heavy usage of the tool.
Meta's AI agent has surpassed other popular tools such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude in terms of downloads on Apple's iOS app store, according to reports.