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Muse has a voice mode now

By · Via The Verge · Published by Everything Blog

In short

The new voice experience features expressive avatars positioned at the top of the conversation screen that animate in sync with spoken dialogue. Early testing on the iOS app demonstrates quick response times, though the system occasionally pauses when it needs to retrieve information. While users can select visual avatars, including an option modeled after Mark Zuckerberg, the agent cannot be configured to replicate his specific voice. Meta is currently deploying the capability across the United States before expanding it to hardware products later this year.

Key points

  • The conversational voice mode and accompanying animated avatars are currently rolling out…: The conversational voice mode and accompanying animated avatars are currently rolling out for app users across the United States.
  • Meta intends to expand these voice capabilities to its AI glasses in the near future.: Meta intends to expand these voice capabilities to its AI glasses in the near future.
  • The company will feature the audio technology on the upcoming Muse Charm gadget scheduled…: The company will feature the audio technology on the upcoming Muse Charm gadget scheduled to ship this year.

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Meta now lets you have voice conversations with your Muse AI agent in real time, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today.

Muse has a voice mode now

Muse AI agent now has voices and ‘expressive’ avatars that animate while chatting with you.

Muse AI agent now has voices and ‘expressive’ avatars that animate while chatting with you.

The feature has been rolled out to me, and I gave it a spin on the iOS app while writing this article. As you chat with your Muse agent, the avatar at the top of your conversation animates in time with the words that it’s saying. You can also change the tone of the voice by just asking your agent about what you want and letting it decide or by browsing through a bunch of options in the avatar settings.

In my brief tests, my Muse agent responds quickly over voice, though it occasionally pauses while it’s looking up information or checking something for me (like it would with a text chat query). It also animates what it’s saying well, though for my particular…

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