Sure, Meta’s AI Muse works, but it sure creeps me out

<figure> <img alt="A screenshot of Meta’s Muse AI assistant" data-caption="I turned my Muse assistant into a purple cat. | Screenshot: The Verge" data-portal-copyright="Screenshot: The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/muse-ai-window.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> I turned my Muse assistant into a purple cat. | Screenshot: The Verge </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Meta has launched its new Muse assistant, marking the company's first real foray into AI-powered productivity tools. The <a href="https://ai.meta.com/muse/">company says</a> its AI agent can "take the busywork off your plate" by <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/991216/meta-bets-on-ai-agent-muse-to-catch-up-in-ai-race">helping you with online shopping</a>, emails, trip-planning, and more. I decided to try out the new tool and see how well it performed - especially from a company that <a href="https://www.theverge.com/command-line-newsletter/717880/zuckerbergs-personal-superintelligence-plan-ai-chatgpt-race#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWe%20need%20to,uniquely%20do%20well.%E2%80%9D">previously prioritized entertainment</a> over productivity. Though the AI assistant generally worked as I expected it to, the unnerving amount of information it autonomously gleaned about me largely overshadowed my experience.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">One of the first tasks I assigned Muse, which carries out actions using …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/993391/meta-muse-ai-hands-on">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>