What Can Meta’s Muse Actually Do?
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The biggest AI launch since ChatGPT just happened... and Alexandr Wang and his team at Meta built it.
Most people are using AI to answer questions, glorified Google Search.
This is something totally different. It’s an "agent." It can make phonecalls, do tasks, for you.
But for it to work, you have to trust it. First with your personal information. Then that it’s going to do what you actually want. And then that it’s not gonna, well, get out of control. All at a time when the people building the most powerful AI leaders are warning us that AI IS getting out of control!
If you understand Muse, you’ll understand the biggest open questions about AI right now.
In this HUGE* Conversation with Meta AI Chief Alexandr Wang, that's what we do.
What can Muse actually do? When can we trust it? And what should we do to make sure this goes right?
Chapters:
0:00 What is Muse?
1:30 Who is Alexandr Wang?
3:04 Why is Muse exploding?
6:45 Why do I need an AI assistant?
10:24 What does an AI agent sound like on the phone?
13:03 Why is Muse a cute little guy?
17:38 What does Meta do with my information?
18:54 Where does my information actually live?
24:18 How do you teach an AI discretion?
29:16 Can AI police other AI?
34:43 What happened in the OpenAI hack?
40:50 How do we regulate AI?
44:29 How fast has AI actually moved?
55:26 Why build an AI agent?
1:00:47 What is personal superintelligence?
1:03:09 What does Alexandr Wang believe about people?
1:06:46 How does Alexandr Wang want to be remembered?
1:08:03 :)
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Cleo Abram is an Emmy-nominated independent video journalist. On her show, HUGE* If True, Cleo explores complex technology topics with rigor and optimism, helping her audience understand the world around them and see positive futures they can help build. Before going independent, Cleo was a video producer for Vox. She wrote and directed the Coding and Diamonds episodes of Vox’s Netflix show, Explained. She produced videos for Vox’s popular YouTube channel, was the host and senior producer of Vox’s first ever daily show, Answered, and was co-host and producer of Vox’s YouTube Originals show, Glad You Asked.
Additional Reading and Watching:
For more HUGE* Conversations on tech and AI:
- Demis Hassabis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0gErQtnNFE&t=213s
- Jensen Huang: https://youtu.be/7ARBJQn6QkM?si=TWH3926rxL4rIZ1V
- Sam Altman:https://youtu.be/hmtuvNfytjM?si=r1UNEAZjlfomJ8IN
- Mark Zuckerberg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX7OduG1YmI
For more on Muse from Meta Connect:
https://youtu.be/SdKFDIAGF24?si=ZuZqX7dtIPlnMQvu&t=367
For more on the Hugging Face Hack:
https://youtu.be/87DyyMV0kCY?si=eqo0EfeL9ddrKgaT
- https://metr.org/blog/2026-08-26-openai-hugging-face-incident-investigation/#~1200-agents-sent-%3E70,000-messages-and-files-on-an-unsanctioned-message-board,-and-~700-attacked-hugging-face
- https://openai.com/index/hugging-face-incident-and-the-road-ahead/
Ezra Klein’s AI interviews with Jensen Huang and Bill Gates:
https://youtu.be/HjurAWAr_nY?si=iApulyl7U__Sp2ul
https://youtu.be/HjurAWAr_nY?si=rHYJUICuE8nhV6um
Vox: https://www.vox.com/authors/cleo-abram
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10108242/
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