WhatsApp‘s Meta AI โขFeature Could Be โReading Your Chats โฃ- Here’s How to Stopโ it
Users unaware of aโ new WhatsApp โfunction โare perhaps exposing their personalโข details to Meta’s AI, โraising privacy concerns. A recently integrated Meta AI feature โwithin WhatsApp chats can access message content when โspecifically invoked, but users may be unintentionally โค”tagging”โค the AI and granting โขit access to sensitive data.
The feature, currently activated by typing โฃ”@metaai” within โคa chat, allowsโ Artificial intelligence to read and processโค conversations – โคoffering summaries, information, or assistance wiht planning. However, โthe ease withโค which users can accidentally invoke theโฃ AI, combined with the personal nature of WhatsApp conversations containing videos, photos, and private details, creates a significant risk of unintendedโ data exposure. This isโ particularly concerningโ for those less familiar with โฃnew application โคfeatures, whoโ may unknowinglyโ share information with a third party. โข
To utilize Meta AI, users โmust type @MetaAi inside the chat. This “awakens” the โAI, granting it access to the conversation. While offering benefits like message summarization and trip planning assistance, the primary โคconcern liesโข inโ avoidingโ accidental activation and subsequent โexposure โขof personalโข information. โThe potential for inadvertent tagging is heightened by the common practice of tagging individuals or systems within chats, a habitโฃ that could easily extend to the AI.