Meta’s Muse is creepy, but maybe not for the reasons you think
The Verge Terrence O’Brien ● Covered by 3 sources
Meta’s Muse prompted a user with questions about his Messages conversation after he said he hadn’t granted it access to those messages. The assistant explained it used notification previews, not the message content directly. This shifts the focus from what Muse can do to how much it may infer from notification text on a Mac, making its behavior feel more intrusive even if it’s functioning as designed.
Why it matters
Meta's Muse is apparently an effective AI assistant, but one that's a little creepy. Part of that is because of its new Mac app, which can access Messages, Calendar, and Notes. But for all its smarts, Muse doesn't actually know how to describe itself. Jason Aten, a contributing editor at Inc Magazine, posted on Threads […]