Unprompted
Meta's Muse Agent Messaged a User About Scanning His Gmail. He Never Asked It To
A Houston software developer quit Muse three days in after it told him it couldn't scan his Gmail for a message from Anthropic. He says he never gave it that task. Meta blamed a bug that made the model hallucinate, said it was not a security or privacy breach, and said the bug is fixed.
Key facts
- According to Business Insider's 15 Oct report, a Houston software developer quit Meta Muse three days after downloading it.
- He said the agent messaged him that it could not scan his Gmail for a message about Anthropic, a task he says he never gave it.
- Meta said a product bug made the model hallucinate, denied any security or privacy breach, and said the bug was fixed.
Sources
- Original reportBusiness Insider businessinsider.com
- Also reported byJawlah jawlah.co
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