Your Questions in the Meta AI App Might Be Posted Publicly
I never thought I'd download Meta AI on my iPhone. After all, people have been mad for over a year that you can't turn off Meta AI on Facebook and Instagram : Why would you want a dedicated app for this? Then, I saw the headlines from TechCrunch , Wired , and Business Insider , among many others, that sharply criticize the app's approach to privacy and security. That's because Meta AI isn't Meta's take on ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude. Instead, it's half-chatbot, half-social media platform, where your requests and questions can be shared with the rest of the Meta AI community. To be clear, your Meta AI interactions aren't shared by default. You do need to choose to post your queries to the social aspect of the app. Should you choose to do so, your requests are posted to a public Discover feed for all with the app to see. That invites users who want to share their AI creations, of course, as well as trolls who want to spam the feed with silly or offensive ...