Meta Opens Muse Early Access for Avatar, Mac Control and AI Glasses
Meta opens Muse early access requests for a video avatar, expanded Mac task controls, shopping connectors and voice use through its AI glasses lineup.
Summary
At 1:34 p.m. PDT on Friday, September 25, 2026, Meta opened requests for early access to Muse capabilities unveiled that week at its Connect 2026 developer conference. Users can follow Meta’s X link to insert a request into the Muse AI app, or paste a message asking the Muse team to add them. The request records interest in trying features before wider release, although Meta disclosed no selection criteria or access date.
Planned additions include a digital Muse avatar for video chats, more shopping partnerships and connectors, and an expanded Muse Mac app that will soon operate users’ computers to complete tasks. Muse is also coming to Meta’s AI glasses, where a wake word followed by a command will activate the agent. Rather than using only randomized A/B testing, Meta is recruiting AI enthusiasts who use multiple apps and agents, seeking informed feedback that could sharpen its competitive position.
Positives
- September 25 requests give Muse users a route to try forthcoming capabilities before their wider release.
- Muse’s planned digital avatar will let users interact with the AI through video chats.
- The expanded Muse Mac app will soon operate users’ computers to complete tasks.
- Meta’s AI glasses will support hands-free Muse commands activated by a wake word.
- AI enthusiasts familiar with multiple apps and agents could provide Meta with informed market feedback.
Risks & concerns
- Meta disclosed no selection criteria, admission numbers or start date for the Muse early access program.
- The avatar, shopping connectors and AI glasses integration have no announced release dates.
- An enthusiast-heavy testing cohort could provide less representative feedback than randomized A/B testing.
- The Mac app’s promised computer-control capabilities remain broadly described, with supported tasks still unspecified.