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Meta's AI assistant draws privacy concerns over user data

Worries center on how much personal data new AI tools can collect, including information taken from users' networks.

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What happened

Meta has introduced a new artificial intelligence assistant, and it is drawing privacy concerns about the personal information such systems can gather, including data taken from people's networks. A commentary piece on AI personal assistants, including Meta's Muse, says people are being asked to hand over more of their information.

Why it matters

Commentary notes that such gadgets can gather information about people around users, regardless of whether those people consented.

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