Meta is expanding its Muse AI agent with live video conversations, dedicated email addresses, computer control on Mac, smart glasses support and a small handheld device called Muse Charm. The announcements signal Meta’s effort to make Muse available across more devices and to give the agent a broader role in everyday tasks.
Muse Charm is the most visible new product. Meta describes it as a keychain-sized, always-on handheld device for people who want access to Muse without wearing smart glasses. Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg presented the device at the company’s Connect event and said it is designed as a fast way to speak with the assistant or show it what is happening nearby.
According to the reports, Meta plans to ship Muse Charm in December, but has not announced a price or full technical specifications. The device will enter a difficult category. Earlier standalone AI products, including Humane’s Ai Pin and Rabbit’s R1, struggled to meet expectations after their releases. Meta’s approach differs in that Charm connects to an assistant already intended for use across its apps, computers and glasses.
More ways to communicate with Muse
Meta is also adding several features that move Muse beyond its original text chat interface. Users will be able to hold live video calls with a Muse avatar. They can already customize the avatar’s appearance, and Meta says it will add voice controls and a new Realtime Avatar model that shapes the avatar’s movements during conversations.
The company is giving each Muse agent its own email address. The agent can use that address while completing tasks, and users can also send messages to their agent through email. Meta has not detailed which services the agent will be able to access or what safeguards will apply to actions initiated through an inbox.
Muse’s Mac app is set to receive computer-use capabilities. This would allow the agent to interact with a user’s computer to complete work, though Meta has not specified the range of applications, permissions or tasks supported at launch. Computer-use tools can automate repetitive work, but they also raise questions about oversight when an agent handles files, websites or account information.
On Meta’s AI glasses, Muse is expected to let users ask questions about what they see while wearing the device. Meta has not given a more precise release date than “the coming months.” The company is also preparing a system called Private Processing for its glasses. Meta says the system is intended to protect data while it is processed in the cloud, an issue that becomes more significant when an assistant can handle video, voice and visual context.
Meta has also announced new audio-only glasses, updated Ray-Ban and Meta Glasses models, and a slimmer virtual reality headset planned for next spring. The Muse updates, however, place the AI agent at the center of that hardware strategy. Rather than limiting the assistant to a single app or device, Meta is positioning it as a service that follows users between their inbox, computer, glasses and a dedicated handheld product.
Sources
- Meta says users will be able to video chat with Muse, agents will get their own email addresses, and Muse will get computer use on Mac and smart glasses support – The Verge
- Meta debuts Muse Charm, bringing viral assistant to keychain – Axios
- Meta to release Muse Charm, a Tamagotchi-like device for the Muse AI agent – Mashable
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