Meta admits Muse’s likeness to OpenClaw isn’t a coincidence
What's happening
Meta rolled out Muse, an AI assistant now on macOS that can access files, Messages, Calendar and Notes and take actions on the user's computer. Researchers found a zero-day vulnerability that let local code hijack Muse by redirecting transcription or dictation traffic, prompting Meta to patch the macOS app. Meta also conceded Muse was "heavily inspired" by OpenClaw, admitting overlap down to workspace filenames and content despite saying the product was built from scratch.
Why it's trending
The combination of a privileges-granting macOS app, an exploit that redirected local transcription traffic, and Meta's admission of OpenClaw influence made Muse a hot security and ethics story today.
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If Muse copies OpenClaw so closely that filenames and content leaked through, maybe the bigger problem isn't the 0-day, it's how these assistant projects are assembled.
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- Meta admits Muse’s likeness to OpenClaw isn’t a coincidence
Meta says Muse was built from scratch, but acknowledges the AI assistant was "heavily inspired" by OpenClaw — down to some of its workspace filenames and content.
TechCrunch AISep 22 - Meta patches Muse exploit that let attackers control the AI agent
Meta has issued a patch for its Muse macOS app following the discovery of a zero-day vulnerability that could allow someone to take control of the AI agent. The bug found by security researcher Patrick Wardle utilized an undocumented Muse setting that enabled potential attackers running local code to redirect transcription processing from Meta's servers […]
The Verge AISep 22 - Meta’s Muse has a serious 0-dayHackerNewsSep 22
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