Meta’s new consumer AI agent, Muse, has reached 600,000 daily active users in the US and appeared on the App Store charts immediately after release. Reports suggest the platform shares core architecture with Instinct, an agent platform recently valued at $2.5 billion. Social media users have pointed out specific similarities between these services and OpenClaw, the open-source framework that launched the current wave of AI agent development. Both Muse and Instinct reportedly use identical names for internal files such as SOUL.md and memory.
The resemblance raises questions about how quickly proprietary agents rely on existing open-source foundations. If major platforms build directly on uncredited frameworks, it complicates the distinction between independent innovation and derivative work. This pattern suggests the industry may be moving faster than its own development cycles allow.
* Muse topped the App Store charts shortly after launch
* Instinct is fundraising at a $2.5 billion valuation
* Core file names match between the platforms and OpenClaw
