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Instinct and Meta's Muse AI agents now offer phone call capabilities

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Instinct and Meta's Muse, two prominent AI agents, have both introduced the capability to make phone calls. Instinct's new feature, Instinct Concierge, allows users to book reservations, manage appointments, and handle customer service issues. Meta's Muse has also gained the ability to place calls to U.S. businesses, with new features first rolling out to users who explicitly request them. These updates bring both agents to parity in offering calling functionalities, a feature previously touted by rivals. AI

IMPACT These updates bring leading AI agents to parity in offering calling functionalities, potentially increasing user engagement and task completion.

RANK_REASON Both Instinct and Meta's Muse AI agents added a new feature to make phone calls.

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Instinct and Meta's Muse AI agents now offer phone call capabilities

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COVERAGE [3]

  1. TechCrunch AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Ivan Mehta ·

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

    People can use these assistants to make restaurant reservations and cancel subscriptions

  2. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Rival AI agents, Instinct and Meta's Muse, both add the ability to make calls https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/rival-ai-agents-instinct-and-metas-muse-both-add

    Rival AI agents, Instinct and Meta's Muse, both add the ability to make calls https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/rival-ai-agents-instinct-and-metas-muse-both-add-the-ability-to-make-calls/ # AI # Tech # OpenSource

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/rival-ai-agents-instinct…
  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Rival AI agents, Instinct and Meta’s Muse, both add the ability to make calls People can use these assistants to make restaurant reservations and cancel subscri

    Rival AI agents, Instinct and Meta’s Muse, both add the ability to make calls People can use these assistants to make restaurant reservations and cancel subscriptions https:// techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/riva l-ai-agents-instinct-and-metas-muse-both-add-the-ability-to-make-calls/ #…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/rival-ai-agents-instinct…

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