Meta Open-Sources Muse Hardware Code as AI Agents Accelerate Into More Devices

Meta is pushing its Muse AI agent into more hardware. Evidence shows that Meta open-sourced the code, allowing developers to make their own Muse devices, and gives examples such as a color E Ink display and an HDMI stick; reports also say Meta wants Muse to appear in devices including TVs and even toasters, so it chose to give the code away for free.^[2][5]

On platform permissions, Apple changed Full Disk Access permissions to curb AI agent abuse. Related reports also mention that Meta and Apple disagree over the permissions needed for Muse to read messages.^[1]

Generative AI companies are also adjusting direction. Sean Parker is rebuilding Stability AI around music, with the blessing and funding of record labels.^[3]

Broader tech industry developments are also worth watching. Amazon's $1 billion plan to address data center backlash has drawn more backlash; reports say it was praised for ending NDAs but criticized for downplaying data center pollution.^[6] Lyft, meanwhile, agreed to pay $272.5 million to settle a worker classification lawsuit; evidence notes that California sued Uber and Lyft in 2020, accusing them of misclassifying employees as contractors.^[4]

These developments show that AI agents are moving from software into hardware and platform permissions, that generative AI commercialization continues to penetrate verticals such as music, and that cloud infrastructure and platform labor relations remain unavoidable controversies for the tech industry.