Meta's Muse assistant gains access to personal Mac apps
Meta's Muse artificial-intelligence assistant can access Messages, Calendar and Notes through its new Mac application, the Verge reported. The outlet described the assistant as effective but raised concerns about the scope of that access and said Muse struggled to describe itself. The RSS material gave no details on user controls or safeguards.
Why it matters
Access to communications and schedules raises practical privacy questions as general-purpose assistants become more deeply integrated with personal computers.
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