importantSYS.SOURCE: TechCrunch• 2026-09-22T19:09:11Z
Meta Acknowledges Significant Inspiration from OpenClaw in Muse Development
Meta's Muse AI assistant was explicitly inspired by the open-source OpenClaw project, with developers acknowledging technical similarities in file structures and content. The company emphasized Muse was built from scratch but aimed to scale OpenClaw's design for broader accessibility.
Meta says Muse was built from scratch, but acknowledges the AI assistant was "heavily inspired" by OpenClaw — down to some of its workspace filenames and content.
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