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Meta disputes claim that Muse read a user’s private messages without permission

First reported Source: TechCrunchLast editorial activity
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What happened

Meta says its Muse AI agent (AI that carries out multi-step tasks rather than answering one question) cannot access a user’s Messages without explicit permission, disputing a journalist’s account that the agent read his private messages while the required Mac setting was turned off.

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