WhatsApp‘s Meta AI Feature Could Be Reading Your Chats - Here’s How to Stop it
Users unaware of a new WhatsApp function are perhaps exposing their personal details to Meta’s AI, raising privacy concerns. A recently integrated Meta AI feature within WhatsApp chats can access message content when specifically invoked, but users may be unintentionally ”tagging” the AI and granting it access to sensitive data.
The feature, currently activated by typing ”@metaai” within a chat, allows Artificial intelligence to read and process conversations – offering summaries, information, or assistance wiht planning. However, the ease with which users can accidentally invoke the AI, combined with the personal nature of WhatsApp conversations containing videos, photos, and private details, creates a significant risk of unintended data exposure. This is particularly concerning for those less familiar with new application features, who may unknowingly share information with a third party.
To utilize Meta AI, users must type @MetaAi inside the chat. This “awakens” the AI, granting it access to the conversation. While offering benefits like message summarization and trip planning assistance, the primary concern lies in avoiding accidental activation and subsequent exposure of personal information. The potential for inadvertent tagging is heightened by the common practice of tagging individuals or systems within chats, a habit that could easily extend to the AI.
