Meta’s AI agent Muse has been downloaded by millions of users, according to WIRED, but the application comes with significant privacy trade-offs. The AI agent creates detailed profiles of users’ friends and family members as part of its functionality.
According to WIRED, getting Muse to perform tasks for users requires sharing substantial personal information. The article notes that using the AI agent “comes with privacy costs,” though the specific nature of the data collection and profiling practices were not detailed in the provided source material.
The popularity of Muse demonstrates strong consumer interest in AI agents that can handle personal tasks, even as questions about data privacy and the handling of information about third parties who may not have consented to being profiled remain unclear from the available reporting.