Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 day ago

‘It’s terrifying’: WhatsApp AI helper mistakenly shares user’s number

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‘It’s terrifying’: WhatsApp AI helper mistakenly shares user’s number

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Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 day ago

Chatbot tries to change subject after serving up unrelated user’s mobile to man asking for rail firm helpline

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Also, the first five digits were the same between the two numbers. Meta is guilty, but they’re guilty of grifting, not of giving a rogue AI access to some shadow database of personal details… yet? Lol

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