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Rival AI agents, Instinct and Meta's Muse, both add the ability to make calls

Published

17 September 2026

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opportunities

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AI & ML

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United States

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Fusion42 · 17 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

Instinct and Meta's Muse AI agents have both added calling features that enable users to book appointments and handle tasks via phone calls, leveling competition among major AI assistant contenders in the US market.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI & ML.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

AI consumer founders focused on assistant features must now integrate calling capabilities to remain competitive as Meta and Instinct establish phone-based task handling as a standard user expectation.

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1 source · 17 Sep 2026

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