Meta launches Muse AI agent as it expands to devices, businesses and smart glasses
Meta launched Muse, an AI agent for emails and shopping, plus a Tamagotchi-like Charm. The Verge reports updates.
The Verge's live coverage has tracked a series of updates and product moves around Muse. Meta expanded Muse tools for small businesses, and its Meta Enterprise Platform will bring the Muse AI to businesses, according to the report. The coverage also cautioned that users might not want to let Muse run their Facebook Marketplace account. Meta's plans for the Muse Charm include a version that will not have Instagram built in, the report said. Meta has made the Muse filesystem even more accessible, and Muse will apparently let users download its entire filesystem. The Verge also noted that Muse looks a lot like OpenClaw and that it is sinister that Meta's Muse AI mascot is so cute.
Muse is moving across Meta's hardware and services. The report said Meta's Muse AI Charms can interact with each other, and Meta is making a standalone Muse AI gadget. Muse is coming to Meta smart glasses. Meta is also making Muse more powerful and will let users video chat with it, too. The Verge described Meta's AI agent as a cute little guy who is great at spending the author's money. A Mac app for Meta's Muse AI agent is now available, according to the coverage.
Security and platform access have also been part of the Muse rollout. Meta patched a Muse exploit that let attackers control the AI agent, The Verge reported. Amazon blocks Meta's Muse AI agent, according to the report. The Verge also reported that Meta's Muse AI sent a YouTuber's address to a stranger. The coverage asked whether users can forget how they feel about Meta and said Meta's Muse is creepy, though maybe not for the reasons people think. In one assessment, The Verge said Meta's Muse AI works and creeps the author out. Mark Zuckerberg tells users to trust Muse, the report said. Meta is betting on the AI agent Muse to catch up in the AI race.
The Verge's article is a live collection of news and updates about Muse, titled "All the latest news on Meta's cute, creepy Muse AI agent." Its items range from product expansion and new devices to security patches and platform blocks, with the outlet repeatedly describing the agent as both cute and creepy.