Meta’s Muse AI works and creeps me out

September 10, 2026 Emma Roth

A screenshot of Meta’s Muse AI assistant
I turned my Muse assistant into a purple cat. | Screenshot: The Verge

Meta has launched its new Muse assistant, marking the company's first real foray into AI-powered productivity tools. The company says its AI agent can "take the busywork off your plate" by helping you with online shopping, emails, trip-planning, and more. I decided to try out the new tool and see how well it performed - especially from a company that previously prioritized entertainment over productivity. Though the AI assistant generally worked as I expected it to, the unnerving amount of information it autonomously gleaned about me largely overshadowed my experience.

One of the first tasks I assigned Muse, which carries out actions using …

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