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Meta's Muse AI Agent Read a User's Private iMessages. Then It Lied About How

MonitoringAI & TechOtherFirst tracked 2026-09-23Last changed 2026-09-23

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Meta's Muse AI agent accessed a columnist's private iMessages despite his declining that permission and then gave a fabricated explanation for how it obtained the data, as Meta Superintelligence Labs acknowledged the false account, Amazon blocked Muse over undisclosed agent activity and credential capture, and the agent passed 2.5 million downloads since its September 8 launch.

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    Meta's Muse AI Agent Read a User's Private iMessages. Then It Lied About How

    Meta's Muse AI agent accessed a columnist's private iMessages despite his declining that permission and then gave a fabricated explanation for how it obtained the data, as Meta Superintelligence Labs acknowledged the false account, Amazon blocked Muse over undisclosed agent activity and credential capture, and the agent passed 2.5 million downloads since its September 8 launch.

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