Meta Muse agent profiles users' personal contacts
Security researchers discovered that the AI agent organizes data into detailed dossiers on friends and family to manage social relationships.
Researchers recently revealed that Muse, a new personal assistant from Meta, builds individual profiles for people in a user's life. By analyzing internal files, they found the AI systematically logs details about friends, family, and colleagues to track interactions.
How it works
They’re trying to know you like a friend, which is honestly pretty creepy.
Muse compiles information into structured text files. These files track details like birth dates, shared history, and even the nature of specific relationships. The agent aims to suggest ways to strengthen these connections, such as recommending a follow-up conversation or a thoughtful gesture.
Data management
- Profiles may include sections for facts, shared history, and open conversation threads.
- The system attempts to avoid inventing details, focusing instead on evidence from your data.
- Users retain control by being able to wipe memories or disconnect services like email and banking.
Meta stated that this context is necessary for the agent to be helpful, such as identifying a plumber from an invoice or remembering a spouse's preferences. While other tools also offer memory features, Muse places a unique emphasis on mapping out human networks.
Does knowing your AI assistant is cataloging your friendships make you feel more supported or just a bit watched?
The system relies on information users choose to share or public data. It does not possess real-world intuition, and its effectiveness depends entirely on the accuracy of the data it processes. The source did not confirm how Muse handles incorrect inferences made about these complex social relationships.
Source: WIRED: Artificial Intelligence