Meta AI users are having their sensitive data exploited without their knowledge.

(Dan Tri Newspaper) - Imagine a scene from a 21st-century horror movie: Your personal browsing history is publicly available without your knowledge. This is exactly the feeling many users are experiencing with the Meta AI application.

A series of private conversations between users and this chatbot were suddenly exposed to the public (Photo: ICT).

Many Meta AI users are unknowingly making their sensitive conversations, videos , audio, and images public due to an optional "share" feature whose impact they apparently don't realize.

Since launching its Meta AI app in late April, Meta has been striving to establish itself in the field of conversational artificial intelligence.

Unlike competitors such as ChatGPT or Google Gemini, Meta AI stands out with its "Discover" feature – a public feed that allows any user to publicly share their conversations with the AI, including text, images, and voice messages.

According to a recent Business Insider report, the Discover data feed is overflowing with extremely private and sensitive information. The exposed content includes requests for help with legal correspondence related to child custody, confessions of grief, and financial concerns.

Even more alarming, some users have inadvertently uploaded mistakenly recorded voice messages, revealing private conversations without any intention of sharing them.

Many users contacted by Business Insider confirmed that they were completely unaware that their interactions with the chatbot could be publicly displayed.

What is Meta's real purpose behind this feature?

Despite being promoted as a space to "share and explore how others use AI," this feature has revealed a serious security problem. Meta's creation of a feature that has the potential to turn users' privacy into public content raises many questions.

This approach appears to primarily serve advertising purposes, allowing Meta to demonstrate AI's ability to generate a wide variety of content. However, the price to pay is the leakage of users' personal information.

Instead of providing clear instructions and ensuring safety, Meta seems to prioritize the spread of a interface, under the guise of innovation, but is inadvertently or intentionally exploiting user privacy in a dangerous way.

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