Meta launched Muse AI agent demanding deep personal data post-privacy settlement
Muse’s design relies on a 'Secure VM' and a separate approval system to isolate user credentials from AI access, but Meta’s VP acknowledged the company could technically access private data, highlighting the tension between AI functionality and user privacy safeguards.
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Meta launched Muse AI agent demanding deep personal data post-privacy settlement
Meta released Muse, a personal AI agent that requires access to users' email, calendar, payment cards, and smart-home devices, just 13 days after finalizing an $18 billion multistate privacy settlement related to child safety. Muse runs inside an isolated 'Secure VM' with a separate approval system called Sentinel to limit AI access to credentials.