Meta’s Muse AI files away your friendships, arguments, and secrets

What happened

Even people who never signed up can get caught in its files. TIME magazine analyzed the software’s internal instructions and found that it maintains constantly updated dossiers on users and the people they know.

Meta released Muse last month, positioning it as a digital assistant that can handle different parts of your life. Meta’s Muse AI builds personal dossiers that would make the FBI jealous.

If you thought that having companies trawling your social media, browsing history, and TV habits for behavioral clues was bad, sit tight. Its Muse personal AI agent (AI that carries out multi-step tasks rather than answering one question) is taking surveillance to the next level.

Key facts

• Meta — released: Muse last month, positioning it as a digital assistant that can handle different parts of your life