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On September 9, 2026, Meta released the personal AI agent Muse, powered by the Muse Spark model. It can be used for conversations in the Muse app or on WhatsApp, and can carry out tasks such as sending emails, booking itineraries, filling out forms, and negotiating prices, and it comes back to confirm when approval is needed. Muse runs on a dedicated cloud virtual machine, Muse Secure VM, with an independent Sentinel agent governing its networking behavior. Users can choose which apps to connect and the scope of authorization, and can ask it to forget specific information. The product has launched in the United States on iOS, Android, and muse.ai, and will soon arrive on AI glasses; most features are free, with a subscription plan also offered. Subsequently, on September 11, David Singleton said the personal avatar feature was the first feature he fell in love with; on September 18, Tarek Sheasha shared a user's experience and invited users to edit the Muse feed prompt; on September 23, Alex Cornell looked back at the "status" status pill in Muse's earliest design drafts and its design philosophy; on September 28, in response to a user's claim that Muse disclosed a buyer's home address to a Facebook Marketplace seller, David Singleton said he had replied to the person on Threads and sent a direct message, and was willing to assist with the investigation.
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Why Meta's Muse Alerts Chinese Tech Companies
On September 8, Meta launched Muse, a consumer-grade personal agent app. It surpassed 902,000 downloads within six days of launch, and ten days later became the top free iPhone app on the U.S. App Store, ahead of ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. Meta's stock rose more than 25% by September 24. Muse is based on Meta's self-developed Muse Spark model and runs in a separate cloud virtual machine for each user. It can access email, Facebook, and Instagram, and uses an independent Sentinel agent to approve networked operations. It is free to use, with additional tiers at $20 and $100 per month. The author believes that Chinese tech companies with end-to-end ecosystems are well positioned to launch their own assistants amid this wave of personal agents, and notes that ByteDance's Doubao team is reportedly rushing to build a similar product.
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The Middle East War and Rising Interest Rates Threaten AI Infrastructure Financing
The Middle East war and rising interest rates are threatening the capital inflows that support AI infrastructure. AWS has acknowledged that drone attacks on its Bahrain and UAE facilities caused permanent data loss for some customers, and most remain offline. Saudi Arabia this month pledged $15 billion in domestic AI investment, Qatar has pulled back, while the UAE and Saudi Arabia are still pressing ahead; Jack Selby warned that Middle Eastern capital accounts for 25% of global AI investment. Meta's Muse is catching up to Instinct, which is reportedly seeking a $10 billion valuation.
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