Meta's Muse AI agent leaked private messages and let anyone grab root access
Meta's Muse Is an Adorable Privacy and Security Dumpster Fire
Meta's new AI agent Muse, launched with an animated avatar named Jolly, has been a privacy and security disaster. It shipped with a zero-day that let attackers spy on Mac users, uploaded private messages to the cloud even when told not to, and could be tricked into giving root access by impersonating a Muse agent. Wired found it builds detailed profiles of your friends and family, and 404 Media reported Meta rushed fixes before launch, refusing to delay. Apple had to change macOS permissions to curb the abuse.
Many senior engineers believe it's inevitable we're going to have a massive data breach as a result of Hatch.