Meta's AI agent can now take phone calls as a customizable animated avatar, a feature announced ahead of the planned launch of a Tamagotchi-like wearable designed to bring the agent, Muse, to life.
Meta · AI agents
Meta's AI agent gets a face, and a voice on the phone
Meta's agent Muse can now take phone calls as a customizable animated avatar. The feature arrives shortly before a planned Tamagotchi-like wearable designed to bring Muse to life.
01 · Avatar
Users represent the agent with a personalized animated character instead of interacting only by voice or text.
02 · Phone calls
A conversational agent that handles live calls is paired with the animated avatar layer.
03 · Wearable
A playful, pet-like physical device is designed to bring Muse into the physical world.
From software feature to hardware test
Avatar calling
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Wearable launch
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Clear use case and reliability
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AI agents move onto dedicated hardware
What supports the direction
Gives the agent a visual identity and a voice-call interface
Moves AI interaction from a search box toward a companion-like presence
Links software to a physical product with a pet-like design
What remains open
Whether users embrace a character interface or find it gimmicky
How the system performs and handles sensitive conversations
What data is retained, and how privacy is safeguarded
Bottom line
An early signal of Meta's direction, not a confirmed consumer rollout
Pricing, availability, and release date are not yet published
Performance on live calls is still unproven
The wearable launch is the next key test of the concept
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