http://feeds.simonwillison.net/2026-09-25T17:22:01+00:00Simon Willison2026-09-25T17:22:01+00:002026-09-25T17:22:01+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/25/john-gruber/

<blockquote cite="https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/09/25/aten-muse"><p>Muse is getting a lot of attention — including mine — because it’s both groundbreaking technically (each user gets their own entire persistent Linux VM running in Meta’s cloud) <em>and</em> because it’s packaged in an easy-to-install easy-to-use way. It’s literally presented as <a href="https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/09/24/song-meta-muse-cute">a cute mascot</a>. It’s the first consumer-accessible agentic AI system, and Meta has truly done an amazing job with that. But it’s a genuinely open question whether consumers have any understanding what this means. If you buy a power saw that can cut your fingers off, you are almost certainly aware that you are buying a power saw that can sever your fingers. [...] I don’t think people realize how powerful — and thus dangerous — Muse is, especially if it’s running on your Mac.</p></blockquote> <p class="cite">&mdash; <a href="https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/09/25/aten-muse">John Gruber</a>, Muse Looks Cute, but Looks are Deceiving</p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/john-gruber">john-gruber</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai">ai</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/generative-ai">generative-ai</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/llms">llms</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/meta">meta</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/general-agents">general-agents</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/muse-agent">muse-agent</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/muse">muse</a></p>