Meta introduced a major update to its Muse AI agent, enabling users to have live voice chats and interact with animated avatars that respond in real time, currently available in the US on multiple platforms.
- Live voice conversations replace typing in Muse app
- Animated avatars reflect user interaction in real time
- Currently available in the US on phone, web, and Mac
What happened
Meta rolled out an update to its Muse AI assistant that supports real-time voice communication. Users can initiate a call by tapping a phone icon, talk naturally to Muse, and interrupt it anytime for prompt replies. The conversation can continue seamlessly even as Muse performs other tasks in the background.
Additionally, Muse now features animated avatars powered by Meta Superintelligence Labs’ Muse Realtime Avatar technology. These avatars display facial expressions and movements aligned with the conversation’s tone and respond dynamically, including reactions while the user is speaking. Users can customize how much avatar interaction they want, ranging from voice only to full-screen avatars.
Why it matters
This update advances Muse's usability by moving beyond text inputs to voice, making the interaction feel more natural and engaging. The avatars add a visual layer that helps convey emotion and context, enhancing the overall experience and setting Muse apart from similar AI assistants.
Meta’s integration of this technology underscores its growing investment in AI innovation and personal agent capabilities. By offering customizable voices and avatars, Meta aims to appeal to a broad user base and support a variety of use cases like brainstorming, planning, and preparation for interviews or presentations.
What to watch next
Meta plans to extend voice conversation features to other products, including its AI glasses and Muse Charm, a compact clip-on AI device showcased at Connect, although no release dates have been announced. Monitoring these rollouts will reveal how voice AI and avatar-driven interfaces evolve across Meta’s ecosystem.
Further updates could include enhanced avatar customization based on user descriptions of voice speed, accent, and personality. Meta’s continuing development of Muse Spark models and infrastructure like the Hyperion data center will be critical for scaling and improving AI responsiveness and versatility.