Meta announced Tuesday the release of Muse, a personal AI agent designed to automate digital tasks for consumers, according to both Wired and TechCrunch.
According to Wired, Muse is rolling out today for iOS and Android users through a dedicated app and the website Muse.ai. Users can also interact with Muse directly through WhatsApp, and Meta says users of its AI glasses will soon be able to access the agent as well. The company offers Muse for free, though users wanting to automate extensive tasks will need one of Meta’s AI subscription plans.
The launch comes less than two weeks after Meta agreed to an $18 billion multistate settlement in a lawsuit over social media’s consumer harms, according to TechCrunch. To function, Muse requires users to grant access to apps and services in their everyday workflows, including email, calendars, payments, health and fitness apps, smart home devices, dining, shopping, music, and events.
Muse is a product of Meta Superintelligence Labs, the AI unit CEO Mark Zuckerberg formed roughly a year ago to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic, according to Wired. The unit offered some researchers “eye-popping compensation packages” to join. Wired previously reported that Meta tested Muse internally under the codename “Hatch,” with employees using it to autonomously operate third-party applications and browse the web.
According to TechCrunch, Muse represents Meta’s “biggest bet on consumer AI to date” and focuses on AI that can take action rather than just answer questions like ChatGPT-era chatbots.