Muse gets AI agent UX right

How I AI with Claire Vo · · 37 min

Claire Vo reviews Muse, Meta's new personal AI agent, and explains why its design and UX make it stand out even though its underlying models aren't the most powerful.

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The gist

  1. Muse uses everyday words like 'apps' instead of 'plugins' to make non-technical users feel safe rather than intimidated.
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  2. An activity feed shows step-by-step task execution so casual users see a simple summary while developers can dig into the full detail.

What they recommend · 2 picks

Muse Main topic · strong yes

Meta's personal AI agent app. It can call businesses, book travel and restaurants, shop online, and handle ...

"This is just a really well-designed personal agent. It's not that it's the most intelligent. It's not that it has the most powerful. It is just so well-designed. I was delighted at every moment. I was never annoyed. The authorization, permission method, tra..."
Claire Vo ▶ Play at 19:00

What Claire uses it for: Personal agent for calendar management, morning family newsletter/PDF, goal tracking, wellness, shopping, and kid activity coordination

17 creators recommend Muse, including Jason Calacanis, Kevin Rose, This Week in Startups.

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Codex AI tools

"I have hated the front-end design of a lot of these PDFs out of Claude and out of Codex. They've just been kind of boring. I am a Codex browser use, screen use girl. Codex would..."

Claire Vo ·97 creators recommend it·Claire's AI tools →

Also mentioned

3:44 Stripe · "Stripe's Link as a payment method and payment protections, the first for AI agents, is highlighted front..."
8:41 Google Calendar · "It asked me for Google Calendar. I connected. It was super easy, not scary."
20:37 ChatGPT · "I have done this goal with OpenClaw. I have done this goal with ChatGPT. I have just liked the experience..."
22:13 NotebookLM · "It can make you podcasts — sort of like NotebookLM style podcast."
22:56 Spotify · "It's a 6-minute podcast. You can actually publish it to Spotify or Apple Podcasts if you want."
29:39 New Balance · "I had it try to shop for New Balance 990s because I am a basic bee. My experience shopping was not great..."

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