{
  "id": 12325164,
  "title": "Meta Muse can keep files on people who have never used it — here's what I found",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/meta-muse-can-keep-files-on-people-who-have-never-used-it-heres-what",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-06T06:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Guide",
    "slug": "tom-s-guide",
    "url": "https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/meta-muse-can-keep-files-on-people-who-have-never-used-it-heres-what-i-found"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Meta Muse, an AI assistant, can potentially retain information about individuals who have never interacted with the service, according to internal instructions extracted by an AI safety and security researcher. The AI can create a dedicated page for every person in a user's life, including family, friends, colleagues, and even people they follow. These pages are designed to accumulate information over time, covering facts, history, relationship dynamics, shared interests, and methods to strengthen connections. However, the detailed instructions show that Muse is explicitly programmed to rely on available evidence rather than inventing details, which serves as a safeguard against making up information about others. While Meta assures that each user has a separate virtual machine storing their data and context, the potential for information to be shared across users' Muse agents if they are connected in someone's life raises privacy concerns. Users have the option to remove memories or disconnect external services, and Muse includes an audit log to monitor its activities.",
  "summary": "Meta Muse can build detailed profiles of your friends and family, even if they don't use the AI agent themselves. Here's what you need to know.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}