Meta Launches Muse AI Assistant, Raises Privacy Concerns

Meta has unveiled Muse, its first AI‑powered productivity assistant, promising to handle tasks such as online shopping, email management, and trip planning. The company markets Muse as a tool that can “take the busywork off your plate.” In a test of the new assistant, a user found that while Muse performed the requested tasks as expected, it also autonomously gathered a large amount of personal information about the user. The reviewer noted that this extensive data collection was unsettling, especially given Meta’s history of prioritizing entertainment over productivity tools. The experience highlights a tension between convenience and privacy: users may need to scrutinize the data Muse accesses and consider how much personal information they are willing to share with an AI agent.