Meta is bringing its Muse AI agent to Apple Watch and Android Wear OS, the company announced Monday. This allows users to interact with Meta’s AI assistant through voice calls, text messages, and dictation directly on the smartwatch.
The smartwatch launch comes just a month after Meta introduced a dedicated iPad app for Muse. First launched on the App Store in September, the AI assistant’s expansion to Apple devices signals Meta’s growing ambitions for consumer AI products and its focus on making Muse a central part of its ecosystem.
Muse is one of dozens of consumer AI agents currently competing for your attention. Like many of its competitors, users can connect their accounts to manage email, meetings, bills, and more, as well as tasks such as making reservations, ordering groceries, setting goals, and making purchases.
Users can also customize their Muse avatar to their liking, changing it to resemble a person, animal, or another type of character.
Despite being a relatively new product, Meta has wasted little time introducing new features to Muse.
A few days ago, Meta launched Spaces, a new way to communicate and collaborate with Muse. Spaces act as dedicated conversations around specific topics. Spaces are mini-apps that are built on the fly, so Meta describes them as “custom experiences.” These appear in the sidebar of the Muse interface and spark focused conversations in which an AI agent works toward a specific goal on your behalf.
Last week, Meta rolled out a feature that allows users in the US to video chat with Muse AI avatars. Mehta said Muse will use “subtle expressions and gestures” that reflect the tone and context of the conversation. It’s worth noting that Muse doesn’t actually recognize you, but it can listen to you and respond in real time.
Shortly after its release, Muse became one of only 12 mobile apps to have over 10 million downloads in the U.S. within its first 40 days on the App Store. Only 11 other apps have achieved this milestone, with Meta’s Threads being the latest in July 2023.
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