On September 8, 2026, Meta unveiled “Muse,” a personal AI agent built not just to answer questions but to carry out everyday tasks on its own – from booking travel to filling out forms.
What Muse is meant to do
According to Meta, Muse takes tasks and projects off users’ plates and turns long-term goals into concrete action plans. The agent can send emails, book trips, complete forms, and make purchases on a user’s behalf. To do so, it opens a browser on its own and works through the necessary steps one after another.
A focus on security and privacy
Meta says Muse runs inside a “Muse Secure VM,” a dedicated virtual machine that houses both the agent and the user’s data. A separate “Sentinel” agent reviews planned actions before they reach the internet and asks for approval on sensitive steps. Conversations and VM data are not fed into the company’s ad systems, and Meta also announced a “Confidential VM” encrypted with a key that only the user holds.
Availability and context
The rollout begins in the United States for users aged 18 and older, via iOS, Android, and the muse.ai website, with support for Meta’s AI glasses to follow. Basic use is free, while heavier use requires paid subscriptions (reportedly $20 and $100 per month). Muse joins a fast-growing race for “agentic” assistants that act autonomously on the web – while raising fresh questions about trust and control.
Source: Meta Newsroom – “Introducing Muse” (September 8, 2026); additional reporting by Bloomberg, Axios and TechCrunch.
