In a market where artificial intelligence has become both intimate companion and data collector, Meta has introduced Muse — a personal AI agent framed around privacy and safety at a moment when trust has become the currency of adoption. The launch places one of the world's most scrutinized data companies in the curious position of asking users to believe that this time, their information will be handled differently. Whether that promise holds is the question that will define Muse's place in the larger story of how humanity negotiates convenience against vulnerability.