🗣️Meta's Muse AI Agent Gets Voice and Animated Avatars for 10 Million US Users

Your Meta AI chats can now talk back, and look at you

Meta just gave its Muse AI agent a voice and a face. Voice mode and expressive avatars are rolling out to US users, and the avatar at the top of the chat animates in sync with whatever the agent is saying. If you're building voice interfaces or thinking about agent UX, this is worth a look. Meta is betting that a talking, animated agent beats a text box. The response speed is quick, with only occasional pauses while it looks things up, which is the latency problem most voice agents still struggle with. The avatar can look uncanny, so the bar for 'feels natural' is still open. The numbers: Muse has hit 10 million US downloads, and 10 million people have set it up. Users can change the voice tone by asking the agent or picking options in avatar settings. Avatars can be customized to resemble specific public figures, and voices can be adjusted to sound like them too. Glasses support and the upcoming Muse Charm gadget are next on the list.