It’s sinister that Meta’s Muse AI mascot is so cute

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="The fireman outfit. Dead. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge" data-portal-copyright="Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/jolly1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> The fireman outfit. Dead. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>This is </em><a href="https://www.theverge.com/optimizer-newsletter" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Optimizer</a><em>, a weekly newsletter sent from </em>Verge<em> senior reviewer</em> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/authors/victoria-song" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Victoria Song</em></a><em> that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for </em>Optimizer <em><a href="https://www.theverge.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</em></p> <p class="has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph">Last night, I asked Blorbo - what I named my Muse AI agent - to help me set some health goals. I was underwhelmed. I'd asked for a workout regimen for a sub-30 minute 5K and regaining lost muscle. It generated an okay-ish but kind of mid weekly routine. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">But then I looked at its face. Based on what it learned about me from my emails, it had morphed into cat-shaped piece of bread with a Kirby-like face. It was so stinking cute, …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/column/999999/optimizer-meta-muse-ai-cute">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>