Why I'm finally giving Meta AI a chance
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Meta is finally promising the one feature that has long kept me away from its AI services: Privacy. Why it matters: In a world with many models capable of meeting my needs, knowing how my data will be used is a key factor, especially with sensitive information. Driving the news: The Facebook-parent, which once called dibs on nearly any data one shared with Meta AI, has in recent months begun to sing a new tune. In a 6,500-word August manifesto, CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out a broad promise. " People should have a fully private mode for personal agents where even Meta or any other service provider cannot see or grant access to your information." With the debut of Muse, Meta said users can choose which apps the viral assistant connects to and opt out of having interactions train its models. Muse data also won't feed Meta's ad systems, and a more ambitious confidential VM option, encrypted with a key held only by the user, is still to come. Last week, Meta said it plans to bring private processing to AI glasses by year-end, protecting data even while it's processed in the cloud, though it hasn't committed to a date. Zoom in: I decided to give Meta a chance. I've started (tentatively) using Muse. I turned the setting off that allows Meta to train its systems on my data and am also eagerly awaiting the confidential option. For now, I'm using Muse to handle the sorts of things...
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