Meta launches voice mode and expressive avatars in Muse app in US
Meta has rolled out voice mode and expressive avatars in its Muse app, starting in the US, enabling real-time voice conversations with the Muse AI agent. The avatars animate while chatting, and the feature has been made available to some users.
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Jay Peters / The Verge : Meta rolls out voice mode and expressive avatars in the Muse app, starting in the US, letting users have voice conversations with Muse in real time — Muse AI agent now has voices and ‘expressive’ avatars that animate while chatting with you. … The feature has been rolled out to me …
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