Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,000-word manifesto declaring artificial intelligence is “for everyone,” just as Meta and the rest of the Big Tech oligarchy rolled out new AI models designed to embed themselves into your finances, health, and home management.
The AI race is no longer about chatbots answering questions; it is about “agentic AI workflows”—systems that act on your behalf in the real world. Zuckerberg frames this as a democratization of technology, but the man who built an empire on censoring speech and hoarding user data is now offering to manage your life. “Openness” from Big Tech always means closed fists and open wallets.
CNET reports that Meta released Muse Spark 1.3 this week, a model built for advanced reasoning and agentic tasks. Meta claims the model is trained to “collaborate with the person using it” and will ask clarifying questions before taking action. It joins a crowded field of new releases aimed at total integration: OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra, Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1, and Google’s Gemini 3.8. All are pushing the same agenda: AI that executes multi-step tasks, manages your computer, and inserts itself into your daily functions.
In his manifesto, Salon reports, Zuckerberg claims AI is “among the most important technologies in history.” He paints a utopian future where “Your agent will work 24/7 on your behalf to improve your relationships, health, career, finances, home management, hobbies and more.” Salon highlights the glaring contradiction: a self-aggrandizing figure notorious for secrecy and platform control is suddenly the champion of openness. Meta has released open-source models, but the strategy is transparent. Give away the model to lock users into an ecosystem where Zuckerberg sets the rules for what the AI can do, say, and access.
The other Big Tech releases confirm the real power dynamic. OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra is rolling out first to “vetted enterprise customers and cybersecurity practitioners.” Anthropic is bifurcating its technology: Fable 5.1 for the general public, and Mythos 5.1, which is “typically reserved for researchers and cybersecurity experts.” The public gets the sandboxed, likely restricted version. The institutional gatekeepers get the power tools.
Zuckerberg promises an “abundance of personal agency.” But when the same companies that deplatform users for political dissent offer to run your finances and manage your home, handing over the keys is not agency—it is digital serfdom gated by Silicon Valley.
