Meta is expanding the way people interact with artificial intelligence by making its Muse Voice feature available to all users in the United States. The feature allows users to have voice and video conversations with their personalized AI avatar instead of interacting with a traditional text-based chatbot.
The company announced the wider rollout on Thursday, November 5. First introduced at Meta’s Connect developer conference in September, Muse Voice is designed to make conversations with AI assistants feel more interactive and personal.
Unlike conventional AI assistants that mainly communicate through text or voice responses, Meta’s Muse features an animated digital character that can talk with users in real time.
What Is Meta’s Muse Voice Feature?
Muse Voice is a conversational AI feature that allows users to communicate with Meta’s AI assistant through voice and video calls.
The experience is powered by two technologies: Muse Realtime Avatar and Muse Realtime Voice. These AI models work together to generate the avatar’s appearance, expressions, gestures, and spoken responses during conversations.
Users initially interact with an animated character called Jolly, which has a friendly appearance. However, Meta also allows users to customize their AI avatar. They can change its appearance to resemble a human, an animal, or another character based on their preferences.
The idea is to give users a more familiar way to interact with an AI assistant rather than simply typing questions into a chatbot.
AI Avatar Uses Expressions During Conversations
One interesting aspect of Muse Voice is how the digital avatar responds during live conversations.
According to Meta, the avatar uses subtle facial expressions and gestures that match the tone of the discussion. This makes interactions feel more natural instead of presenting users with a character that simply speaks without reacting.
However, the avatar does not actually see the person using it. It listens to the user’s voice and generates responses based on the conversation.
Meta believes that giving AI assistants a recognizable appearance and personality could help users develop a stronger connection with them.
Meta’s AI Chief Demonstrates the Feature
Meta’s chief AI officer, Alexandr Wang, also shared a demonstration of Muse Voice through a post on X.
In the demonstration, Wang interacts with his AI avatar, which appears as a fluffy white dog. During their conversation, he jokes about his frequent meme posts on X and mentions that some of them might have caused problems with his boss.
The AI avatar responds humorously, suggesting that he add disclaimers to memes that could be misunderstood as Meta officially supporting controversial content.
The demonstration highlights how Meta wants to combine AI conversations with more personalized and entertaining interactions.
Muse AI Could Expand to Wearable Devices
Meta’s plans for Muse go beyond smartphones and computers.
The company is also working on a Tamagotchi-style wearable device designed specifically for its AI agent. The device is expected to arrive before the end of 2026.
It will reportedly feature a small screen where users can see their digital Muse avatar, interact with it, and ask it to perform different tasks.
This could make the AI assistant more accessible throughout the day without requiring users to open a dedicated application every time they need help.
Meta also plans to bring real-time Muse conversations to its AI Glasses and another upcoming hardware device called Muse Charm.
Where Can Users Access Muse Voice?
Meta says real-time Muse conversations are supported across multiple platforms.
Users in the United States can access the feature through mobile devices, the web, and Mac. Support for Meta’s AI Glasses and upcoming Muse Charm hardware is also planned.
The wider availability marks another step in Meta’s effort to make its AI assistant part of everyday digital experiences.
Conclusion
Meta’s Muse Voice feature introduces a different approach to interacting with AI assistants. Instead of relying entirely on text-based conversations, users can communicate with a customizable digital character through live voice and video calls.
With animated expressions, personalized avatars, and plans to bring the technology to wearable devices, Meta is exploring how AI assistants could become more interactive and accessible.
The bigger question is whether users will prefer talking to a digital character rather than a traditional chatbot as AI-powered assistants become more common.