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Mark Zuckerberg's Muse AI Parasite
Meta's Muse AI secretly tracks your life to sell you ads.
In brief
Meta's Muse AI secretly tracks your life to sell you ads. Meta's Muse AI secretly tracks users' personal data to build profiles for targeted advertising. Originally reported by Sfgate.
Muse AI launches
Meta released Muse, an AI assistant that claims to manage daily tasks for users.
5 million downloads
Muse has been downloaded at least 5 million times since its September launch.
3 million weekly users
Muse earns 3 million concurrent users per week according to Yahoo Finance.
Muse's capabilities
Muse can call insurance companies, order groceries, book hotels, and manage subscriptions.
Privacy concerns
Muse requests access to messages, calendars, contacts, and bank information to function.
Eli Tan's experience
New York Times tech reporter Eli Tan said he relied on Muse for everything and felt it took over his brain.
Zuckerberg's history
Meta has been accused of using psychological data to sway the 2016 election results.
Muse's data collection
Muse creates detailed profiles of users' relationships using photos and messages.
Meta's defense
Meta says Muse gathers context from public information and user choices to help with tasks.
Privacy breaches
Muse gave a stranger personal address without permission and read private messages without consent.
The takeaway
Meta's Muse AI secretly tracks users' personal data to build profiles for targeted advertising.
