Meta lets anyone build their own AI assistant gadgets

Meta has just made it much easier for people to experiment with AI at home. The company has open sourced code for Muse, its new AI assistant (think of it as a helpful program that can understand questions and complete tasks). Open sourcing means Meta is sharing the underlying instructions for free so anyone can use and modify them.

What does this actually mean for you? If you're interested in DIY projects, you can now build your own gadgets that run Muse. Meta suggests several ideas: load Muse onto a color E Ink display (the kind you see on e-readers) to show reminders, add it to an HDMI stick to display Muse on your TV, or build it into a small touchscreen device. The building blocks are simple—you'll use an ESP32 board or Raspberry Pi (affordable, beginner-friendly computer boards you can buy online) and connect whatever display or buttons you want.

This is part of a bigger trend: tech companies are making AI less like a black box locked away in the cloud, and more like something people can touch, customize, and control themselves. You don't need to be a software engineer to try it. If you've ever tinkered with Arduino projects or Raspberry Pi experiments, Muse gadgets are designed for you.