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Meta’s Muse AI isolates data in cloud VM

By Drooid · Oct 11, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Meta Debuts Muse

Meta built Muse to run in an isolated cloud VM, preventing other agents from accessing its data.
Muse charges $20 for consumers and $100 for premium plans, aimed at Meta’s 200 million small-business users.
Early adopters like Bennett Orchards say Muse handles accounting, HR, and marketing, freeing time for core work.
Privacy advocates warn Muse’s deep email, banking, and social-media access could create safety risks if permissions are mis-granted.

Summary

Google Launches Gemini

Google launched Gemini Spark AI agent in beta in the United States, showing mixed results.
Spark answered in about 30 seconds, while ChatGPT Work took 10 minutes 21 seconds.
Spark could not access an open Google Chrome window, earning a missed-opportunity mark.
Test scores recorded one Pass, one Fail, two Passes, two Fails, one Overshare, and one Missed Opportunity.

History

Historical Context

Apple bought Siri, a SRI spin-out linked to DARPA’s CALO project, and launched it on the iPhone 4s in October 2011, handling 300 million requests that year. The debut created the AI assistant market, prompting rivals such as Meta’s Muse and Google’s Gemini Spark (2024) to sell $20-$100 small-business plans. Early privacy and performance issues led the FTC and EU regulators to tighten safeguards and push multimodal integration.

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Meta Debuts Muse

Meta built Muse to run in an isolated cloud VM, preventing other agents from accessing its data.
Muse charges $20 for consumers and $100 for premium plans, aimed at Meta’s 200 million small-business users.
Early adopters like Bennett Orchards say Muse handles accounting, HR, and marketing, freeing time for core work.
Privacy advocates warn Muse’s deep email, banking, and social-media access could create safety risks if permissions are mis-granted.

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