Meta Denies Unauthorized Access to User Messages by Muse AI

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Meta's head of communications has denied that its Muse AI accessed user messages without consent. The company stated that reading messages requires explicit user permissions.

Key facts

• Meta has publicly refuted allegations that its Muse AI system read user messages without authorization.
• Accessing user messages requires two distinct permissions controlled by the user.
• Meta's systems do not access user messages without these permissions being granted.
• The incident raises questions about user control over data access by AI systems.