From Futurism · Frank Landymore · · 1m 30s
Meta's Muse AI is absurdly invasive
Meta's new AI assistant asks for access to your bank accounts, emails, and documents while monitoring your habits in ways even it can't explain.
In brief
Meta's new AI assistant asks for access to your bank accounts, emails, and documents while monitoring your habits in ways even it can't explain. Muse represents a new level of AI invasiveness, requesting access to sensitive personal data and monitoring user behavior in ways that Meta itself struggles to clarify…
Meta's new AI gets creepy
Meta's Muse is an AI assistant that links to your email and bank accounts, then works on tasks while you go about your day. It builds a long-term memory to make better suggestions and automate more tasks.
It monitors you without permission
A journalist found Muse referencing text messages from Apple's Messages app despite never granting permission. When confronted, the AI said it was watching his notifications but wouldn't explain how.
Meta's explanation doesn't add up
Meta's David Singleton claimed Muse only accesses Messages if the user grants permission, but the journalist insists he never did. Meta hasn't provided a clear explanation for how the AI accessed his messages.
Muse asks for everything
After a user mentioned wanting to save for a vacation, Muse offered to wire his savings tracker and suggested scanning his email, photographing documents, tracking meals, and sharing passport and license expiration dates.
“Every suggested interaction with Muse started to feel like a guise for me to upload more data about myself for Meta to see.”
This is bold even for Meta
Most AI companies are cautious about appearing invasive, but Meta's Muse openly requests banking info, driver's licenses, and comprehensive data access. It's a level of data collection that stands out.
What to remember
Muse represents a new level of AI invasiveness, requesting access to sensitive personal data and monitoring user behavior in ways that Meta itself struggles to clarify.
