Theverge iconThevergeSep 24, 2026 ~2 min source read

Victoria Song on Meta Muse’s Cuteness

The number-one reason why is that I am horribly vulnerable when faced with extreme cuteness. Alas, at Meta Connect, I couldn't escape this pink-cheeked fella with his plush ivory fur, and so I finally downloaded the app once I returned to my hotel room.

Victoria Song on Meta Muse’s Cuteness

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The number-one reason why is that I am horribly vulnerable when faced with extreme cuteness.

Alas, at Meta Connect, I couldn't escape this pink-cheeked fella with his plush ivory fur, and so I finally downloaded the app once I returned to my hotel room.

My eye twitched with maximum cute aggression when Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth showed us his Muse agent Cooper.

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The number-one reason why is that I am horribly vulnerable when faced with extreme cuteness. Alas, at Meta Connect, I couldn't escape this pink-cheeked fella with his plush ivory fur, and so I finally downloaded the app once I returned to my hotel room. My eye twitched with maximum cute aggression when Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth showed us his Muse agent Cooper.

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  • The duderino was dressed in a lil pilot outfit because he's Boz's test pilot.
  • My face scrunched with rage when Cooper picked up his pudgy round arms to wave.
  • The tiny demon in my head thought to itself, "I WANT TO SQUISH ITS LITTLE FACE." [...] Most people I know would say that Meta stuffing an AI agent into everything and anything feels sinister.
  • I just think it's weird that Muse wants me to give it a name and design a cartoon mascot for it.
  • I can see why some people see it as cute in the way it's clearly intended to be cute.

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Sure, some of that is because I was busy testing other devices. I don't think it's because I'm stronger than Song.

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He was plastered on every screen during the keynote. It's the cutest thing I've ever seen at a tech keynote. Tell me it doesn't make the corners of your mouth twitch slightly upward.

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