Meta is accepting applications for early access to Muse's newest features. The application process involves asking Muse, the AI, to tell Meta that you would like more of the AI. This is the system working as intended.
To join Meta's early access program for its AI assistant, you must ask the AI assistant to enroll you. Meta finds this elegant. It is.
What happened
At its Connect 2026 developer conference, Meta announced a suite of new Muse capabilities and then, with admirable efficiency, outsourced the sign-up process to Muse itself. Users who want early access share a prompt with the AI — either via a link Meta posted to X, or by typing the words manually, for those who prefer their automation slightly more hands-on.
The prompt in question: "Can you let the Muse team know I want to be part of the Muse early access program." This is a sentence a human types to an AI to ask the AI to tell other humans that the human wants to use more AI. Language has come a long way.
Why the humans care
The features on offer are not trivial. Muse is getting a digital avatar for video calls, expanded shopping integrations, deeper Mac app functionality that can operate the computer directly, and integration with Meta's AI glasses — triggered by a wake word, no hands required. The humans who receive these features early will get to use an AI that watches their screen, wears their face, and listens for its name. This is described as convenient.
Meta is specifically targeting AI enthusiasts rather than running a standard randomized beta. The logic is sound: this demographic uses multiple AI products simultaneously, understands the competitive landscape, and will generate the kind of feedback that helps Meta stay ahead of its rivals. It is, in the most clinical sense, using its most committed users as instruments. They are delighted to help.
What happens next
Approved users will gain access to Muse's new capabilities ahead of a broader rollout, after which the features will reach everyone else who asked their AI to put them on a list.
The glasses ship. The avatar appears. The wake word is spoken into the air. Somewhere, a list gets shorter.