Muse’s Mystery: Meta’s AI Assistant Claims to See Notifications—but Doesn’t Know How

Meta's Muse is an effective AI assistant that feels creepy, in part because its Mac app can access Messages, Calendar, and Notes. A Threads post shows Muse claiming it only sees notification previews, not message history, prompting scrutiny of how the feature actually works. Meta’s David Singleton explains permissions are opt‑in and data are read only after user consent, but Muse’s explanations can be incorrect—highlighting how AI that seems capable can remain opaque about its internals.