Meta released Muse on Tuesday, saying it is a personal AI agent that can automate digital tasks in a secure cloud environment, with privacy and security built-in from the start. It is the company's first major AI agent release since its initial foray into AI assistants, which has been a long-standing challenge for the company.
Meta reported that Muse is built on a secure virtual machine architecture called Secure VM, which isolates user activity to protect sensitive data. That compares with earlier AI tools that lacked such robust privacy features, according to the company.
Muse is designed to work across iOS, Android, and WhatsApp, with plans to integrate with Meta's AI glasses. Availability begins today, initially for users who want to automate tasks like sending emails, booking travel, or even selling a car on their behalf.
"We know it’s really important, if we’re going to build a product like this that can access a lot of sources of personal data, that we’re really responsible with that, so we’ve designed this system very deliberately," said David Singleton, Meta Superintelligence Lab’s vice president of engineering for consumer products.
The system includes a Sentinel that checks for user permissions before allowing actions.
The announcement follows internal testing of Muse under the codename 'Hatch,' which employees used to operate third-party apps and browse the web on their behalf. Meta says the product was designed to be user-friendly with no learning curve, according to the source.
Meta did not say how users will be charged for advanced features, and the company raised questions about the balance between automation and user control. The company said Muse will be available for free to try, but users will need to subscribe for full automation capabilities.
Source: wired
