Meta Platforms (META) Meta Connect 2026: Opening Keynote summary

Vision and strategy for personal superintelligence

• Announced the goal of delivering personal superintelligence through a personal agent called Muse, designed to help users achieve goals, save time and money, and enhance relationships and creativity.

• Emphasized empowering individuals by distributing advanced AI widely, focusing on creation and invention rather than automation.

• Highlighted optimism about the future and the belief that putting power in people's hands leads to prosperity.

Muse personal agent: features, business model, and expansion

• Muse is a customizable AI agent with its own secure virtual machine, offering privacy and advanced capabilities.

• Muse is free for a large number of tokens, with future monetization via small transaction fees.

• Muse can perform tasks like shopping, planning, negotiating bills, and managing emails, and is expanding internationally.

• The Muse Mac app integrates with files, messages, calendar, and more, with new features like computer control and email handling in development.

• Partnerships with major brands and an open Connector Platform enable Muse to interact with a wide range of services and apps.

AI model development and technical advancements

• Muse Spark model is optimized for agentic behaviors, personalizing actions and chaining tasks across apps.

• Continuous improvements are planned, with a new, more capable model set to launch soon.