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Meta AI launches private Incognito Chat

Chatting with AI can feel casual until the question gets personal. Maybe you want to ask about a health concern. Maybe you need help understanding a loan.

Wired found code for an unreleased facial recognition feature in Meta's AI app

Wired found code for an unreleased facial recognition feature in Meta's AI app Meta was previously reported to be exploring facial recognition for its smart glasses. Code for a facial recognition feature that can run on Meta smart glasses is buried in the company's Meta AI app, according to a new report from Wired. While not currently enabled, accessible to customers or part of a formerly announced feature, the code appears to be further evidence that Meta is considering how facial...

Hackers duped Meta AI support chatbot to steal celebrity Instagram accounts

Meta’s AI support chatbot proved unusually helpful to hackers looking to steal and resell notable Instagram accounts—the hackers simply asking the bot to change the accounts’ associated email addresses while using VPN to mask their true locations. Videos featuring the “shockingly easy” exploit have been circulating among Telegram groups for hackers and security researchers, according to 404 Media. The exploit allowed hackers to take over and flip valuable Instagram accounts worth hundreds of...

Hackers trick Meta AI support bot to infiltrate Obama White House Instagram account

Breach confirmed by Meta raises concerns about how safe it is to rely on AI for key security measures such as passwordsHackers used Meta’s AI-powered support chatbot to infiltrate high-profile Instagram accounts, the company confirmed on Monday, saying it had resolved the problem after researchers exposed it. The targets ranged from Barack Obama’s White House account to Sephora and the US Space Force Chief Master Sergeant, according to reporting from 404 Media. Everyday users complained of...

Hackers trick Meta AI support bot to infiltrate Obama White House Instagram account

Breach confirmed by Meta raises concerns about how safe it is to rely on AI for key security measures such as passwordsHackers used Meta’s AI-powered support chatbot to infiltrate high-profile Instagram accounts, the company confirmed on Monday, saying it had resolved the problem after researchers exposed it. The targets ranged from Barack Obama’s White House account to Sephora and the US Space Force Chief Master Sergeant, according to reporting from 404 Media. Everyday users complained of...

Meta's AI support chatbot made it ridiculously easy for hackers to take over Instagram accounts

Meta's AI support chatbot made it ridiculously easy for hackers to take over Instagram accounts The company says it's working on securing affected accounts. Back in December, Meta announced a new AI support assistant it promised would make the account recovery process "faster and simpler" for people who had been locked out of their Facebook or Instagram pages.

Meta's latest AI tool gives creators a 'brainstorming partner'

Meta's latest AI tool gives creators a 'brainstorming partner' Creator Assistant can generate content ideas based on recent viral trends. Meta just revealed a new AI tool called creator assistant, which is intended to give content creators a "brainstorming partner." It's built into the Facebook dashboard and is being pitched as a novel way to understand traffic analytics and that sort of thing.

Meta enters enterprise AI race with new business agent

Meta enters enterprise AI race with new business agent LONDON, June 3 : Meta Platforms on Wednesday unveiled an artificial intelligence agent aimed at helping businesses carry out day-to-day operations, positioning the social media giant as a player in the enterprise AI market. Announced at the company's WhatsApp-focused Conversations conference in London, the new product expands on existing business messaging services by enabling "agentic" capabilities in which the assistant can take...

Meta AI Chief Wang on Winning the Race in AI

After cutting 8,000 jobs, Mark Zuckerberg may have found a new way to fund Meta’s AI dreams

Mark Zuckerberg laid off 10 percent of Meta's workforce last month, scrapped 6,000 open roles, and told the remaining 70,000 employees that the hard part was over. Two weeks later, the Financial Times reported that Meta is now exploring a stock sale worth tens of billions of dollars—because firing people, it turns out, still isn't enough to pay for what Zuckerberg wants to build next. The layoffs were never really about efficiency.