
Meta announced on Monday that its AI assistant, Muse, is now available on Apple Watch and Android Wear OS devices. Users can interact with the agent via voice calls, text messages, or dictation directly from their smartwatches. This release follows a month-long expansion cycle that included an iPad app, video chat capabilities, and new collaborative features called Spaces. Muse has already surpassed 10 million U.S. downloads within its first 40 days on the App Store.
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© TechCrunch AIMeta’s consumer agent Muse is rolling out voice calling to US businesses for paid subscribers, targeting the tedious task of customer service navigation. With over 10 million users, Meta is betting that AI’s infinite patience will replace human frustration with phone trees and hold times. The feature leverages improved voice mimicry to interact with receptionists, though many still hang up upon detecting non-human voices. This moves Muse from text-based assistance into active, autonomous execution of real-world tasks, marking a significant step toward mainstream consumer AI utility.
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