Meta’s Muse agent now takes voice and video calls in the US

The agent appears as an animated avatar, a character nicknamed Jolly, which users can restyle as a person, an animal or another character. It uses small expressions and gestures that match the tone of the talk. It hears the user but does not see them. Users pick voice only, the avatar beside the chat, or full screen.

People can also give their Muse a custom voice, such as a New York accent, Social Media Today reports. Meta pitches the feature for rehearsing a job interview, a presentation or a pitch. Calls work on mobile, web and Mac, and Meta names its AI Glasses and the Muse Charm device as the next places to get them.

Our price sheet, checked 8 November, prices a voice of your own for use in ads. ElevenLabs adds professional voice cloning on its Creator plan at $22 a month, and the commercial licence starts on Starter at $6.

Meta’s chief executive has called shopping the top use of Muse, as we reported on 24 October. Voice moves those product questions into a spoken conversation, and Meta’s announcement does not say how products appear in a call.