Meta Admits Muse Assistant Was Inspired by OpenClaw Project
Meta executives made a statement after users on social media revealed the similarity between the two AIs by sharing the same file names and contents.
The major similarities between Meta's new AI assistant Muse and the OpenClaw project became a hot topic on social media. Meta officials confirmed that while Muse was built from scratch, as a product, it was definitely heavily inspired by OpenClaw.
Discovery of Similarities
Early Meta users had suggested that Muse was actually OpenClaw wrapped in more user-friendly packaging. These claims spread rapidly with user comparisons going viral on social media.
Statements from Meta
Nat Friedman, head of product at Meta's Superintelligence Labs, stated that Muse was built from scratch but was definitely heavily inspired by OpenClaw as a product.
Team Admiration
Nat Friedman stated that the team used OpenClaw in January and admired these personal agents. He said their goal was to create a safe product that could scale to billions of people.
File and Content Similarities
Users noticed that not only file names but also contents were almost identical between Muse and OpenClaw. The similarities in the SOUL.md file particularly drew attention.
Major Success in the Market
Despite the similarity debates, the Muse app climbed to the number one spot on the US App Store charts. It is stated that the app's growth data has surpassed ChatGPT's initial launch period.