I Tested Every Major AI Agent for a Day. Here's the Best One

I ranked six AI agents--from Meta's Muse to Anthropic's Claude Duet--on how well they completed basic tasks. Last year, I remember sitting in WIRED's office, complaining to my colleagues nonstop about how much AI agents suck. They were just bad at everything. As a software reporter, I sat through meeting after meeting where tech bros --mostly men--demonstrated how their new agent would revolutionize my everyday life and automate away the tedium. The catch was that none of these so-called "agents" actually worked. Fast-forward to today, and always-on AI agents are booming, with major players racing to release their own versions to attract early adopters.