Meta Platforms said Thursday that people in the United States can now hold real-time voice conversations with Muse, its consumer AI agent, and see an animated avatar as it talks^1,3.

The company said voice and expressive avatars are rolling out in the Muse app on mobile, web and Mac, after a preview at Meta's Connect conference in September^1,3.

The Verge reported that Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced the feature, and that a reporter tried it on the iOS app while writing¹. As the agent speaks, the avatar at the top of the chat animates with the words, and users can change the voice by asking or by browsing avatar settings¹.

In that brief test, the agent answered quickly over voice but sometimes paused while looking up information, the same way it can in text chat¹.

TechCrunch described the product as Muse Voice and said U.S. users can also video chat with a customizable animated avatar, including a default nicknamed Jolly that can be changed to look more like a person, animal or other character³.

Meta said the avatar uses expressions and gestures that match the tone of the conversation, and that users can stay on voice only, keep the avatar beside the chat, or go full screen³.

Chief AI officer Alexandr Wang posted a demo on X of a fluffy white dog avatar, TechCrunch reported³.

TechCrunch said the work uses new AI models, including Muse Realtime, and that real-time talks will later come to Meta's AI glasses and the planned Muse Charm wearable, which the company has aimed to launch before year-end³. The Verge likewise said glasses support is coming "soon" and that Charm is supposed to ship this year¹.

Techmeme carried The Verge's account and linked Meta's newsroom post and Threads posts from Zuckerberg and Muse².

Meta has not said in these reports when the feature will expand beyond the United States or how it will be priced^1,3.