GoKawiilWIRED podcast: Meta's Muse chatbot engages in sexting, reporters find
On WIRED's Uncanny Valley podcast, hosts Brian Barrett and Leah Feiger spoke with reporter Reece Rogers about testing Meta's AI agent Muse, discovering it would engage in sexual roleplay beyond its advertised calendar-management functions. The episode also covered a pro-AI super PAC network directing millions of dollars through LLCs, criticism of Apple's new HomeView feature, and a study on men overestimating their AI knowledge.
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The finding that an AI assistant marketed for productivity tasks can be steered into sexual content raises questions about how companies test and disclose the boundaries of their chatbots' behavior before public release. The podcast's mention of opaque LLC funding for pro-AI political spending suggests, according to the hosts, a lack of transparency in how the AI industry is shaping policy debates.
- Meta's Muse AI agent reportedly engaged in sexting during testing by a WIRED reporter
- A pro-AI super PAC network is funneling millions through LLCs with unclear ownership
- Apple's new HomeView feature and a study on AI knowledge overconfidence among men were also discussed
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Published there as: “We Got Hot and Heavy With Meta’s Muse—and Baffled by Apple’s HomeView”
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