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  "id": 9189634,
  "title": "Nat Friedman says Meta built Muse \"from scratch\" but was \"heavily inspired\" by OpenClaw, as users compare the two, including calling Muse \"OpenClaw for normies\" (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/nat-friedman-says-meta-built-muse-from-scratch-but-was-heavily",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-22T19:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/meta-admits-muses-likeness-to-openclaw-isnt-a-coincidence/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Meta's AI assistant, Muse, has been compared to OpenClaw by users, with some even calling it \"OpenClaw for normies.\" According to Nat Friedman, head of product at Meta's Superintelligence Labs, Muse was \"heavily inspired\" by OpenClaw but was built from scratch. Friedman stated that the team at Meta had fallen in love with OpenClaw and wanted to create something similar that could be scaled to billions of people.\n\nA security researcher, Patrick Wardle, has discovered a zero-day vulnerability in the Muse macOS app that could allow attackers to take control of a user's AI agent. The exploit required local access to the user's device and utilized an undocumented Muse setting that enabled potential attackers to redirect transcription processing from Meta's servers to their own endpoint. This gave the attacker access to the Muse account and potentially allowed them to access sensitive information.\n\nMeta has since issued a patch for the vulnerability. The exploit highlighted the risks of AI assistants with broad permissions, as Muse requires users to grant it significant access to their device and apps. The vulnerability was discovered shortly after Muse's launch, and Meta has been informed but has not yet provided further details on the patch.",
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    "outlets": 11,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Amazon is keeping Meta’s Muse out of its shopping carts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/amazon-is-keeping-metas-muse-out-of-its-shopping-carts",
        "published": "2026-09-21T14:32:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Register Science",
        "title": "Meta Muse AI app flaw lets local malware redirect dictation traffic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/meta-muse-ai-app-flaw-lets-local-malware-redirect-dictation-traffic",
        "published": "2026-09-21T19:59:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNET",
        "title": "No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service: Amazon Blocks Meta’s Muse AI From Shopping",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/no-shirt-no-shoes-no-service-amazon-blocks-metas-muse-ai-from-shopping",
        "published": "2026-09-21T20:27:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Meta’s new Muse AI app tops charts, draws strong reviews",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/metas-new-muse-ai-app-tops-charts-draws-strong-reviews",
        "published": "2026-09-22T00:36:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "CNBC Daily Open: AI trade goes Meta after Muse launch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/cnbc-daily-open-ai-trade-goes-meta-after-muse-launch",
        "published": "2026-09-22T06:09:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "Meta patches Muse exploit that let attackers control the AI agent",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/meta-patches-muse-exploit-that-let-attackers-control-the-ai-agent",
        "published": "2026-09-22T11:53:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Meta’s Muse reportedly has zero-day vulnerability that lets attackers take over your Mac",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/metas-muse-reportedly-has-zero-day-vulnerability-that-lets-attackers",
        "published": "2026-09-22T15:55:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Internal data: Meta's Muse surpassed 500,000 total users, including 250,000 daily active users, with more than 2M prompts submitted in its first week (Jyoti Mann/The Information)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/internal-data-metas-muse-surpassed-500-000-total-users-including-250",
        "published": "2026-09-22T18:05:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Stifel sees Meta Muse driving Shopify, Twilio stock gains",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/stifel-sees-meta-muse-driving-shopify-twilio-stock-gains",
        "published": "2026-09-22T18:46:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Meta admits Muse’s likeness to OpenClaw isn’t a coincidence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/meta-admits-muses-likeness-to-openclaw-isnt-a-coincidence",
        "published": "2026-09-22T19:09:11.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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