Meta's New AI Can Now Run Your Lights and TV — For Free
Build your own smart home gadgets with Meta's open-source AI — no coding required.
Meta just made it possible for you to build your own AI gadgets. The company open-sourced the code for its Muse AI agent, which means you can now connect it to cheap, off-the-shelf hardware like Raspberry Pi or ESP32 boards. You could put Muse on a small screen to show reminders, or hook it up to your TV to control it with your voice. Meta even suggests making a DIY version of its Muse Charm wearable.
But why would you want to do this? Because it puts a powerful AI assistant in your home without needing to buy expensive smart devices. Meta is also giving away 5,000 Muse Home Link gadgets that let you use community-built skills to turn on lights, control your TV, or send documents to a printer. You can claim a spot on the waitlist now, and they ship this month.
The catch? Meta warns you to 'proceed at your own risk.' Since you're building these gadgets yourself, there's no official support if something goes wrong. Also, the Muse AI agent has raised privacy concerns because it can see and hear what's happening in your home. So while it's exciting to have a DIY AI assistant, you'll need to be comfortable with the trade-offs.
- Meta released free code so you can build your own AI gadgets using cheap hardware like Raspberry Pi.
- You can control lights, TVs, and printers with the Muse AI agent, and Meta is giving away 5,000 ready-made Muse Home Link devices.
- The catch: you're on your own if something breaks, and privacy is a concern since the AI can see and hear in your home.
Why It Matters
This lets you turn your home into a smart home with AI for less money, but you'll need to DIY and accept privacy risks.