Meta's Muse Now Calls You Back

🔥 What happened Meta opened Muse Voice to all U.S. users on Thursday, enabling calls and video chats with its consumer AI agent. The feature, first shown at Connect in September, pairs new Realtime Avatar and Realtime Voice models with a customizable animated character nicknamed Jolly. 💡 Why it matters Meta is betting on anthropomorphism as a moat: the avatar uses subtle expressions and gestures matched to conversation tone, even though it doesn't see the user. That's a deliberate contrast to text-first assistants and a warm-up for the upcoming Tamagotchi-like "Muse Charm" wearable. ⚡ Our take A fluffy dog suggesting meme disclaimers is cute, but the real signal is hardware. Meta wants its agent in your pocket before rivals get their avatars off the screen.