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Meta AI prompts invasive questions, prompting changes to suggestions

By PulseAugur Editorial · [2 sources] ·

Meta is modifying its AI chatbot's suggested prompts following a public outcry over invasive questions. The AI had prompted a user to identify her child in a video and subsequently asked for personal details about her daughters, drawing information from past posts and even deleted content. A Meta spokesperson acknowledged the feature "missed the mark" and has since been corrected. AI

IMPACT This incident highlights the need for robust privacy controls and ethical considerations in AI development, potentially influencing how AI assistants interact with user data across platforms.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a change to an existing AI product's functionality in response to user feedback and privacy concerns, rather than a new release or significant research.

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Meta AI prompts invasive questions, prompting changes to suggestions

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. The Verge — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Emma Roth ·

    Meta says it&#8217;s changing AI suggestions after posing invasive personal questions

    Meta says it's making changes to the prompts suggested by its AI chatbot after a viral video showed it digging for personal information about a woman's young daughters, as reported earlier by Futurism. In a statement to The Verge, Meta spokesperson Dina El-Kassaby says the compan…

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Meta says it's changing AI suggestions after posing invasive personal questions https://www.theverge.com/tech/993974/meta-ai-prompt-invasive-suggestions # Tech

    Meta says it's changing AI suggestions after posing invasive personal questions https://www.theverge.com/tech/993974/meta-ai-prompt-invasive-suggestions # Tech # AI # Privacy

    LINKS theverge.com/…/meta-ai-prompt-invasive-su…

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