# 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.
- Title: Meta's Muse AI is absurdly invasive · Futurism | Shortify
- Summary: 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…
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- Source: Futurism — https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-muse-ai-agent-creepy
- Author: Frank Landymore
- Published: 2026-09-22T14:03:11+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: meta, muse ai, ai assistant, privacy concerns, data access, instagram, facebook, surveillance, ai transparency, science, technology
## 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.
## Key takeaway

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.