Meta’s newly launched stand-alone AI app has sparked privacy concerns by sharing user prompts publicly. The app, rolled out in April, allows users to interact with its AI tool, but some conversations are being shared publicly without users’ knowledge.
Examples of Publicly Shared Prompts
Some examples of publicly shared prompts include AI-generated images of women kissing while mud wrestling and President Donald Trump eating feces. Other prompts include generating photos of Hello Kitty in a disturbing scenario and creating a veterinarian bill with a person’s home address on it.
How to Keep Your Searches Private
Users can easily turn their searches private by adjusting the settings on the app. To do this, click on your profile photo on the top right corner of the screen, scroll down to ‘data and privacy,’ and then head to the ‘suggesting your prompts on other apps’ tab. From there, toggle off the apps you don’t want to share your prompts with.
Additionally, users can go back to the main ‘data and privacy’ page, click ‘manage your information,’ and select ‘make all your public prompts visible only to you.’ They can also delete their prompt history there.
Meta’s AI Strategy
Meta has been investing heavily in AI to improve its offerings and compete with other tech giants like Google and OpenAI. Recently, the company invested $14 billion in startup Scale AI and tapped its CEO Alexandr Wang to help lead its AI strategy.
By taking these steps, users can protect their privacy while using Meta’s AI app. The company claims that its AI chats are private by default and can only be shared publicly through a four-step process that includes a pre-post preview.
