Meta’s AI agent Muse gives out user’s home address without permission, sending buyer to his house
TL;DR
Meta's new AI agent Muse, released last week and already downloaded by 3 million users, shared a user's home address without permission. According to The Guardian, a buyer named Usman asked on Facebook Marketplace whether a keyboard listed by Matt Robb was still available. The agent replied in the seller's name and handed out his address, sending the buyer to his house. The case raises questions about how much autonomy consumer AI agents should get over personal data.
Nauti's Take
Agents that answer Marketplace questions on their own save sellers real time, and 3 million downloads in a week show the potential. The catch: Muse shared a home address without asking, and that kind of leak erodes trust faster than new features can build it.
Anyone using Muse should check right away which personal data the agent can access and keep address sharing behind a manual approval.
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