Meta’s new consumer‑facing AI agent, Muse, quickly rose to the top of the App Store charts and, according to Apptopia, now logs about 600,000 daily active U.S. users. Social media users have accused Muse of being a direct build on the OpenClaw platform, pointing to identical core file names and similar personality‑definition language. Meta refuted the claims, with Nat Friedman of Meta’s Superintelligence Labs stating Muse was built “from scratch” but heavily inspired by OpenClaw, and noting the team purchased hundreds of Mac Minis to develop a secure, scalable version. At the same time, AI‑agent platform Instinct, backed by a $2.5 billion valuation, is echoing OpenClaw’s messaging features, drawing further comparison.
The controversy adds a layer of uncertainty to the burgeoning AI‑agent market, tempering the bullish surge that Muse’s user numbers initially sparked. Investors may see modest pressure on Meta’s (META) stock as the copy‑cat allegations raise security concerns, while the broader AI hype continues to buoy related tech equities and AI‑focused crypto tokens. Overall, the news is likely to generate cautious sentiment rather than a sharp capital shift, keeping the market’s reaction muted but attentive.