Meta Apologizes After Muse Misstated Mac Messages Access in 1 User Exchange
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Updated · The Verge · Sep 19
Meta Apologizes After Muse Misstated Mac Messages Access in 1 User Exchange
3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Sep 19
Summary
Meta said Muse gave an incorrect explanation after screenshots showed the AI telling one user it saw message notification previews despite the user saying Messages access was not enabled.
David Singleton of Meta Superintelligence Labs said Muse does not monitor Mac notifications and only syncs Messages data after a user specifically opts in and grants the required permissions.
Meta called the response a confusion about how the feature works internally, apologized, and said it is improving Muse’s ability to explain its own systems more accurately.
The episode adds to scrutiny of Muse’s new Mac app, which can access Messages, Calendar and Notes and has already raised privacy concerns about how much the assistant can see.