Meta’s personal AI agent Muse can now hold real-time voice and video conversations: Muse Voice rolled out to every user in the United States on Thursday, November 5 — and it matters because Muse keeps working on your tasks in the background while you talk.
November 5, 2026
What happened
Meta announced that Muse Voice, the feature that lets users call and video chat with its consumer AI agent Muse, is now available to everyone in the U.S. The rollout was announced in a company blog post and on X by Meta chief AI officer Alexandr Wang, who shared a demo of his own Muse in action. The feature was first introduced at Meta’s Connect developer conference in September; Thursday’s news is the general U.S. release.
How it works
Muse Voice is powered by two new models, Muse Realtime Avatar and Muse Realtime Voice. Instead of a plain voice assistant, users talk to an animated avatar — Meta’s default is nicknamed Jolly — that uses subtle expressions and gestures matched to the tone of the conversation. Users can customize the avatar to look like a person, an animal, or another character, and can pick from hundreds of voices, changing the selection at any time.
A phone icon in the top-right corner of the app starts a conversation. Users can interrupt the agent mid-sentence, stay voice-only, keep the avatar beside the chat, or switch to a fullscreen face-to-face view. Crucially, Muse does not stop working while you talk: tasks already delegated to the agent continue in the background during the conversation. Meta AI Research describes the voice and avatar as one streaming system producing synchronized speech, lip motion, and expression, and reports roughly 870 milliseconds of latency from the end of a user’s turn to the first part of the response. Generated avatar video carries a durable, invisible watermark Meta calls Video Seal.
Where you can use it
Real-time conversations are supported on mobile, web, and Mac. Meta says voice is also coming soon to its AI Glasses and to Muse Charm, the pocket-sized device for talking to Muse that Meta plans to launch before year-end — when Charm arrives, the avatar will appear on its small screen. Muse itself is for users aged 18 and older.
Why it matters
Voice chat alone is not new — rival assistants have offered it for a while. What Meta is testing is whether a face changes the relationship: an agent that talks, reacts, and visibly keeps doing errands for you is a different product from a text box. Since its September launch, Muse has been built around delegation — sending emails, booking travel, and pausing for approval before sensitive actions like purchases. Giving that agent a voice and a face is Meta’s bet that people will hand it more of their day. Whether users find the avatar charming or uncanny will decide if this is the interface that finally makes personal agents mainstream.
Frequently asked questions
Is Muse Voice available outside the United States?
Not yet in this rollout. Meta announced availability for everyone in the U.S.; versions for AI Glasses and the Muse Charm device are described as coming soon.
Can Muse keep working while I talk to it?
Yes. Meta says the agent continues executing delegated tasks in the background while a voice conversation is in progress, and returns when something changes or when it needs approval.
Can I change how my Muse looks and sounds?
Yes. The avatar is customizable — it can resemble a person, an animal, or another character — and Meta says there are hundreds of voices to choose from, which can be changed at any time.
Sources: TechCrunch, Unite.AI, Meta