Meta's Muse AI Avatar Now Lets Users Video Chat in the United States
Exercise 1
Vocabulary
Repeat each word, its meaning and the example sentence out loud.
AI agent
noun phrase/ˌeɪ ˈeɪ ˈeɪdʒənt/a software program that can listen to users, understand what they want, and do tasks or answer questions for them
The company built an AI agent that can book meetings and send emails for busy managers.
avatar
noun/ˈævətɑːr/a character or picture that represents a person in a computer program or game
Players choose their avatar carefully when they start a new video game.
customize
verb/ˈkʌstəmaɪz/to change something so it looks or works the way a specific person wants it to
You can customize your computer background with a company logo or personal photo.
rollout
noun/ˈroʊlaʊt/when a company releases a new product or feature to more and more people over time
The new software rollout will happen slowly so the team can fix any problems.
wearable device
noun phrase/ˈwɛrəbəl dɪˈvaɪs/a small computer or technology that you wear on your body, like a watch or glasses
His wearable device tracks his heart rate and sends the information to his phone.
Exercise 2
Article
Read the article aloud on your own, or listen to it first.
Meta's Muse AI Avatar Now Lets Users Video Chat in the United States
Highlight any word to see what it means and translate it.
Meta has made video chat and voice call features available for its Muse AI avatar to all users in the United States.
Muse is a consumer AI agent that helps users by answering questions and completing tasks. The company first showed Muse at its developer conference in September this year.
The most interesting thing about Muse is its animated avatar, which users see and speak to. The avatar has a cute appearance, and the company gave it the nickname Jolly.
Users can change how their avatar looks. Some people make it look like a real person, others make it look like an animal, and some create more imaginative characters.
When users talk to Muse, the avatar shows expressions and hand gestures that match the conversation. For example, if the user is joking, the avatar might smile or laugh.
Other companies have AI chat features, but Muse is different because of its animated avatar. Meta believes that this friendly character helps users feel more connected to their AI assistant.
The video chat feature works on phones, computers, and the Mac operating system. Meta also plans to add it to AI glasses and a new hardware device called Muse Charm.
Muse Charm is a small wearable device that will arrive before the end of this year. It will show the avatar on a small screen, and users can speak to it and ask it to do things.
Meta's chief AI officer announced the news on social media, sharing a video of his avatar in action.
Exercise 3
Discussion
Have a discussion based on the following questions.
- 1.Do you think you would want to use an AI avatar like Muse at work, or do you prefer to chat with AI without seeing an avatar? Why?
- 2.What kind of avatar would you create for your AI assistant if you could customize it? Describe what it might look like.
- 3.How might wearable AI devices like Muse Charm change the way people work in the future?
- 4.Do you think an animated avatar helps people feel more comfortable talking to an AI, or does it make the experience feel less real?
Exercise 4
Further discussion
Have a discussion based on the following questions.
- 1.How is Meta's approach to AI avatars different from other AI companies you know about?
- 2.What are the possible benefits and risks of people spending more time talking to AI avatars instead of people?
- 3.How might companies use AI avatars like Muse for customer service or employee training in the future?
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