Overview
- Meta released a native Meta AI 1.0 beta for Apple silicon Macs on Wednesday that installs as a ~16MB app and runs on macOS 15 or later.
- The Mac app can read a visible window and capture screenshots with Screen Recording and Accessibility permission and offers an Option-Space quick invoke plus a system-wide dictation shortcut.
- Meta added direct integrations that let the assistant access Facebook and Instagram accounts, Meta ad campaign data, and Google Workspace to generate posts, reports, decks, and recurring briefings.
- Meta says content shared with Meta AI or across its products can be used to train its models, private messages are excluded unless explicitly shared, and compute‑heavy features are being limited with subscriptions as an option to unlock extra usage.
- This desktop launch follows Meta’s broader 2026 shift to Muse Spark, voice and camera features, Muse image generation, and developer tools like Muse Code and signals Meta’s push to match rivals that already offer desktop AI assistants.