Meta Launches Muse AI Agent to Handle Emails, Shopping and More

Meta has unveiled Muse, an AI assistant that can draft emails, schedule meetings, and even place online orders on your behalf. The agent is built into the Meta ecosystem, pulling from your existing accounts and preferences to make suggestions and automate routine tasks.

Muse works by integrating with your Meta login and can access the data it needs to function—contact lists, past purchases, and calendar entries. The assistant learns from your interactions, refining its suggestions over time. To complete a purchase, Muse can request your credit card details or use a stored payment method, then confirm the transaction with a quick tap.

The convenience is clear: a single prompt could send a professional email, book a flight, or buy a gift. However, handing a third‑party AI full access to personal data and payment information raises significant privacy concerns. Meta’s privacy policy outlines how the data will be used, but many users may hesitate to share sensitive information with an AI that can read and write on their behalf.

Meta has said it will continue to iterate on Muse, adding more integrations and expanding its capabilities to other platforms. Whether the agent will become a mainstream productivity tool remains to be seen, especially as users weigh the trade‑offs between efficiency and data security. The piece is inspired by public announcements this week.