Meta privately tests Muse agents that can call verified US businesses

Meta employee Matt Schlicht used Muse to contact Tesla dealerships, and founder Matt Van Horn gained access to the unreleased test after saying his agent could not do the same.

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Why it matters

Phone calls move Muse into customer service and offline commerce, while the demonstrated business-only limits highlight that telephony brings immediate consent, identity and abuse risks.

A hand holds a smartphone displaying an AI agent interface for a phone call feature, in a modern office setting.

Meta is privately testing a Muse capability that lets agents call verified US businesses, according to posts from Meta employee Matt Schlicht and founder Matt Van Horn. The exchange shows how Van Horn gained access through a chain of Meta employees, not that Meta has released phone calling broadly.…

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