Meta is making Muse more powerful and will let you video chat with it, too. The company announced a wave of updates today, turning its chatbot into something closer to a digital companion — one that can answer emails, show up on your screen as an avatar, and even hold video calls.
Muse started as a chatbot, but it is quickly becoming an AI avatar you can talk with over video. That change is not a small one. It means the bot is no longer just text on a screen. It is moving into a space where it needs to look like a person, sound like a person, and move like a person.
Email Addresses for Agents
The first update is simple: Muse agents are getting their own email addresses. These addresses let the bots accomplish tasks on your behalf. They can also be used to communicate with your Muse agent directly, so you can send it messages, ask questions, or assign tasks without opening a chat window.
The email feature is a practical addition. It turns Muse into a kind of digital assistant that lives in your inbox, ready to answer queries or handle reminders. For users who keep their calendar and to-do lists in email, this could become a handy shortcut.
Video Calls Are Coming
The bigger news is the video chat. Since its recent launch, the primary way to talk with Muse was through a chat interface. Now Meta is adding live video conversations with your Muse avatar. You will be able to see the bot on screen, hear it speak, and have a conversation that feels more natural than typing back and forth.
Meta is also giving you control over how your Muse avatar sounds. You can already customize how it looks, but now you can tweak the way it speaks as well. A new Muse Realtime Avatar model will inform how it moves during these conversations, making the interaction feel more lifelike.
The video call feature is a significant shift. It adds a layer of presence to a bot that previously existed only as text.
The Numbers Behind the Update
Muse launched earlier this month. It has been a hit, topping the App Store charts and reportedly being downloaded more than ChatGPT on mobile in its first 12 days. That success is likely why Meta is moving fast on these updates. The company is capitalizing on the popularity by quickly introducing the new video calling features.
The comparison to ChatGPT is notable. Muse beating it on downloads in its first dozen days suggests Meta has built something people want to use. The video call feature gives users another reason to keep coming back.
Smart Glasses Are Next
The updates do not stop at video calls. Meta says it plans to launch Muse on its smart glasses in the coming months. That will let you talk to Muse about what you are looking at while wearing your glasses.
The smart glasses integration is the most ambitious part of the plan. It brings Muse into your field of vision. It is a natural fit for a company that has been working on augmented reality hardware.
What This Means for Users
The changes stack up. Here is what is new:
- Email addresses for agents, letting them accomplish tasks and receive communication.
- Video calls with your Muse avatar, with customizable voice and improved movement.
- Smart glasses support, bringing Muse into your field of vision.
Each update builds on the last. The email address gives Muse a way to handle tasks. The video call adds a layer of presence. The smart glasses push extends that presence into the physical world.
The result is a bot that is becoming harder to distinguish from a real assistant. It can answer emails, hold video calls, and live in your glasses. That is a lot of ground to cover in a short time.
Our Take on the Bigger Picture
The speed of these updates is the story here. Muse launched a few weeks ago. It is still in its early days, and Meta is already adding major features. The video call announcement, the email addresses, the smart glasses plans — all of this is happening at a pace that reflects how seriously Meta takes the product.
The company is betting that users will want a conversational AI that can do more than answer questions. They want one that can help with tasks, hold a video call, and sit beside them in their glasses. Whether that bet pays off depends on how well the video calls work, how useful the email addresses prove to be, and how comfortable people are with an AI sitting in their field of vision.
For now, the ambition is clear. Meta is building a conversational AI that wants to be everywhere you are — in your inbox, on your screen, and eventually in your glasses. The question is whether users want that much of an AI in their lives.
Muse is moving fast, and the video call update is just the latest proof.
Source material: “Meta is making Muse more powerful and will let you video chat with it, too,” The Verge.
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