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Re: Muse – Meta’s personal AI agent

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Post by lxgr »

cobbzilla wrote: post #154
lxgr wrote: post #122

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> - backups are not encrypted by default so plaintext of your private chats can be obtained Yes, but importantly not by Meta themselves. > - Meta data of your messages is not encrypted so meta can make a graph of who you talk to and when Fair enough and worth mentioning. I'm personally fine with it. > - even if you enable encryption for backups all it takes is for the other person in your private convo (or a person i…

> Yes, but importantly not by Meta themselves. Don’t they save backups to Meta? Even if not, they can read whatever’s (unencrypted) on your phone if they really want to.

They currently go on iCloud on iOS and Google Drive on Android. There are rumors about a first-party backup service, which would obviously change that calculus, but nothing concrete yet.

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Post by alexpotato »

wnevets wrote: post #86
augment_me wrote: post #33

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There are 3 billion users of FB/WhatsApp/Instagram combined, most people don't give a shit and are just trying to minimize cognitive effort. My elderly parents would absolutely love if someone would just tell them what to do and eat every day because it would mean less planning.

> There are 3 billion users of FB/WhatsApp/Instagram combined Is there tho? I have Facebook account but don't use it in any meaningful way. I'm certainly not feeding it any new data. I'm curious to know what percentage of that 3 billion are zombie accounts like mine.

I placed an ad on Facebook as an experiment just to see what the conversion rate would be.

It's for real estate so you can't select age ranges.

The view count grouped by age (highest views to lowest) was:

- 65 to 75

- 55 to 65

- 45 to 55

And almost all women.

In other words, there are a LOT of older women on FB.

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Post by lxgr »

addandsubtract wrote: post #163
bossyTeacher wrote: post #80

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> WhatsApp is end-to-end encrypted, - Meta data of your messages is not encrypted so meta can make a graph of who you talk to and when - backups are not encrypted by default so plaintext of your private chats can be obtained - even if you enable encryption for backups all it takes is for the other person in your private convo (or a person in a group chat) to not enable it for your messages to be available in plaintex…

WhatsApp / Meta is also on both sides of the E2EE.

Sure, but so is every security researcher in the world if they want to be, and they only need to get caught shipping exfiltration logic once.

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Post by paimapi »

glaslong wrote: post #105
avaer wrote: post #24

> A personal AI agent can help with everyday tasks like booking reservations, monitoring prices, managing reminders, creating documents, generating images, and researching topics. Always the same thing. I wish product designers would have some modicum of imagination for how agents can actually help people. Literally none of these examples are improved by this kind of personal AI agent; on the contrary, it means letti…

They tend to devolve to the lowest common denominator of what the decision-making chain can understand and resonate with on zero context. If 1,000 people need to approve the User Journey, you get flights, reminders and docs... because that is what 1,000 big tech employees mutually share as easily understandable common problems within their own corporate zeitgeist. Disclosure: I work for Meta, and run into this phenom…

that seems to be the same problem that most product people in tech have - ie they don't use their own app anywhere close to as much as their average user. all the features they champion happen in walled-garden microcosms loosely backed by heavily p-hacked 'voice of the customer' stats

it's like someone who has a personal chauffeur designing the driving experience of a car - you get educated guesses at best and just total crud at worst. actual epiphanies that happen over repeated use and idle thoughts just don't happen

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Post by iAMkenough »

spiderice wrote: post #25
asveikau wrote: post #6

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I don't think normies have a positive association with meta.

They have over 3 billion monthly active users... Almost half the earth. I think you need to recalibrate what a "normie" is.

They bought those users. I’d quit ASAP if it wasn’t necessary for work. However, I won’t give them a dime.

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Post by elisbce »

RGS1811 wrote: post #13

I have a hard time understanding, given the abundance of bad faith and predatory behavior Meta has displayed over entire span of its existence, why anyone would want to consult with its "personal AI" or grant it access to "all aspects of your life".

Why are all the seemingly smart people on HN so narrow-minded to the point of speaking idiotic nonsense? What do you think their 3.6B MAU are, all bots?

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Post by throw03172019 »

addandsubtract wrote: post #173
ihumanable wrote: post #116

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I liked how in the example here it tells the user "Your flight is delayed 2hrs due to storms in Denver..." Then says "checking alternate routes" then shows them a card with their original flight details (it does have "Delayed" in red at the top) and asks them if they would like to change their flight. The user responds with "Yes please! :thumbsup:" The AI does not provide any information about the new flight, and onl…

Which airline lets you change flights?! Is this an NA thing?

Usually they let you without a fee if it’s their fault (I.e delay)

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Post by afavour »

wnevets wrote: post #86
augment_me wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are 3 billion users of FB/WhatsApp/Instagram combined, most people don't give a shit and are just trying to minimize cognitive effort. My elderly parents would absolutely love if someone would just tell them what to do and eat every day because it would mean less planning.

> There are 3 billion users of FB/WhatsApp/Instagram combined Is there tho? I have Facebook account but don't use it in any meaningful way. I'm certainly not feeding it any new data. I'm curious to know what percentage of that 3 billion are zombie accounts like mine.

I’m sure there is a percentage of accounts that are zombie but there’s no doubt that Meta has an absolute shit-ton of daily users. All else aside, in most countries outside the US WhatsApp is the primary messaging medium.

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Post by stronglikedan »

wnevets wrote: post #86
augment_me wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are 3 billion users of FB/WhatsApp/Instagram combined, most people don't give a shit and are just trying to minimize cognitive effort. My elderly parents would absolutely love if someone would just tell them what to do and eat every day because it would mean less planning.

> There are 3 billion users of FB/WhatsApp/Instagram combined Is there tho? I have Facebook account but don't use it in any meaningful way. I'm certainly not feeding it any new data. I'm curious to know what percentage of that 3 billion are zombie accounts like mine.

> Is there tho?

Yes.

> I'm curious to know what percentage

A fraction of one.

Same with most topics that HN considers sensitive, such as privacy concerns. >99% of people just don't give a shit.

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