News in short
- Meta Muse Voice brings real-time voice conversations to Meta’s AI assistant.
- Muse Realtime Avatar adds facial expressions and gestures that respond to conversations.
- The feature is rolling out in the US across mobile, web and Mac.
- Users can choose voice-only chats or conversations with an animated avatar.
- Meta plans to bring Muse Voice to its AI glasses and upcoming Muse Charm.
Meta has introduced Muse Voice, a major update to its Muse AI assistant. The feature lets users have real-time voice conversations instead of relying only on text prompts. It also brings expressive avatars that respond with gestures and facial expressions.
Meta says Muse Voice is rolling out across mobile, web and Mac in the US. The company plans to expand availability to more markets soon. The update builds on Muse, which first launched in the US in September and later reached Canada.
Meta Muse Voice brings more natural AI conversations
Users can start a conversation by tapping the phone icon in Muse. They can choose a face-to-face experience with a full-screen avatar. Another option places the avatar beside the chat conversation. Users can also switch to a voice-only mode.
The experience uses Meta’s Muse Realtime Avatar technology for on-screen visuals. Meta says the avatar responds in real time, with expressions and gestures that match the tone and mood of the conversation. This aims to make interactions feel closer to a video call than a conventional chatbot session.
Users can also interrupt Muse while it is speaking. That creates a more natural back-and-forth exchange. The feature follows a similar interaction approach to Google’s Gemini Live, where users can speak over the assistant instead of waiting for a complete response.
Users can customise Muse Voice with different personalities
Meta is also offering hundreds of voice options and styles. Users can pick a voice that suits the personality they want their Muse assistant to have. This gives the experience a more personal feel than a standard AI voice interface.
Muse is designed to handle general conversations, answer queries and help users complete tasks through its agentic AI capabilities. Meta also positions it differently from the Meta AI chatbot available in apps such as WhatsApp. Muse combines animated avatars and long-term memory, while the existing chatbot relies on session-based memory.
Meta Muse Voice is coming to AI glasses and Muse Charm
Meta has confirmed that Muse Voice will also reach its AI glasses and the upcoming Muse Charm device. However, the company has not shared a rollout timeline for either product.
The move could extend voice-based AI conversations beyond phones and computers. Users may eventually be able to interact with Muse through Meta’s wearable devices. For now, the US rollout across mobile, web and Mac marks the first step in that wider expansion.
You can also read our earlier report on Meta’s Muse Charm and its upcoming AI hardware plans.
