Overview

• Meta has launched Meta AI, a standalone chatbot app powered by the Llama 4 model, designed to personalize responses by using user data across its platforms.
• The app retains chat histories and a separate Memory file, requiring users to manually delete stored information, raising privacy concerns due to Meta's history of data misuse.
• Critics warn that Meta AI's design to 'get to know you' could lead to the monetization of sensitive user data, with potential implications for targeted advertising.
• Mental health experts caution against using AI as therapists, citing the lack of clinical nuance and risks of inappropriate or harmful advice.
• Mark Zuckerberg envisions AI companions as friends and therapists to address loneliness, but this vision has sparked ethical debates over social isolation and data exploitation.