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Meta launches Muse AI agent requiring access to personal user data: Meta has introduced Muse, a new personal AI agent that represents its biggest consumer AI bet to date. The assistant requires access to users' email, calendars, payments, and health services. This launch serves as a major test of consumer trust regarding Meta's data handling.

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Meta offers 95% Muse Spark discount in exchange for user prompt data: Meta is offering an average 95% discount on its new Muse Spark model, which is designed for operating coding and other agents. To receive the discount, users must agree to share their prompts and model outputs to help Meta develop future AI models.

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Meta releases Muse Voice Transcribe API starting at $0.18 per hour: Meta Superintelligence Labs has launched Muse Voice Transcribe, a real-time speech-to-text model priced at $0.18 per hour of processed audio. The model supports streaming transcription, endpoint detection, and speaker diarization for over 20 speakers.

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Meta releases Muse Spark 1.3 with improved coding and agentic performance: Meta has rolled out Muse Spark 1.3 in Muse Code and the Meta Model API. The company states the update significantly improves performance in coding and agentic tasks. The new version is available at the same price as Muse Spark 1.2.

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