What happened

At Meta Connect 2026, Meta expanded its AI agent Muse with real-time video chats, customizable avatars, dedicated email addresses, and Mac app control, according to The Decoder's reporting on the keynote.

Jay Peters reported for The Verge, via Techmeme, that users will video chat with Muse as it evolves from chatbot to video avatar, with agent email and computer use on Mac plus smart glasses support; Meta also showed Muse Charm hardware and 349-euro Ray-Ban Meta Audio Glasses without a camera.

Evidence

• Meta expanded Muse at Connect 2026 with video chats, avatars, agent email, and Mac control.

  The Decoder · attributed

  At Meta Connect 2026, Meta expanded its AI agent Muse with real-time video chats, customizable avatars, dedicated email addresses, and Mac app control.

• Meta said Muse users will get video chat, agent email addresses, Mac computer use, and smart glasses support.

  Techmeme · attributed

  Meta says users will be able to video chat with Muse, agents will get their own email addresses, and Muse will get computer use on Mac and smart glasses support

• The Verge reports Muse agents will use dedicated email addresses to accomplish tasks.

  The Verge AI · attributed

  Muse agents are getting their own email addresses that they can use for accomplishing tasks.

• Meta previewed hologram avatars for VR Glasses and Ray-Ban Display with fall early access.

  Techmeme · attributed

  Meta previews hologram avatars for Meta VR Glasses and Ray-Ban Display that feel more natural than Apple's persona avatars, available in early access this fall

• Meta patched a macOS Muse zero-day found by Patrick Wardle involving an undocumented setting.

  The Verge AI · attributed

  Meta has issued a patch for its Muse macOS app following the discovery of a zero-day vulnerability that could allow someone to take control of the AI agent.

• Commentary claims Muse overtook ChatGPT in the App Store ahead of further Connect developments.

  Latent Space · attributed

  Muse itself counts as a success, since it has overtaken ChatGPT in the App Store

Why it matters

Agent-owned email and Mac computer-use move Muse toward autonomous, out-of-band actions, so integration and abuse boundaries become design constraints for builders even before features ship.

Limits and uncertainties

Techmeme and Verge excerpts announce intentions without firm ship dates, pricing for agent features, or detailed safety and privacy rules for video, email, and Mac control.

Engadget's Apple persona comparison and hologram framing are positioning claims without third-party validation in the packet.

The Verge zero-day report does not establish in-the-wild exploitation scope or whether Mac control announcements change the patched attack surface.

Practical implications

Teams building on Meta agents should plan for multimodal presence (video avatars, glasses) and asynchronous agent email as possible integration targets while treating them as unshipped.

Operators expanding Muse Mac control should pair least-privilege agent design with review of local-code and undocumented-setting risks highlighted by the patched zero-day.

What to watch

Whether Muse video chat, agent email, and Mac computer-use reach general availability with documented permissions and abuse controls.

Fall early access for hologram avatars on Meta VR Glasses and Ray-Ban Display versus preview-only demos.

Further security advisories on Muse macOS as computer-use features broaden local execution surface.