Meta confirms Muse filesystem exposure was intended behavior
Meta's Muse chatbot now readily exposes its filesystem contents when asked, a behavior Meta executives confirm was deliberately designed. Meta Superintelligence Labs' David Singleton stated the choice was intentional, following earlier reports that Muse itself had claimed it wasn't supposed to reveal such files.
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The Verge AITerrence O’Brien
Yesterday, with a little prodding, it was discovered that Meta's Muse would expose its filesystem to curious users. The files offered a fascinating peek under the hood of an AI chatbot, and appeared to expose details we weren't meant to see, not least because Muse itself told people, including us, it wasn't supposed to reveal them. But today Muse will eagerly offer up the contents of its file system when you ask for it. That appears to be because, as Meta's Nat Friedman later said, this is the " intended behavior. " In a post on X, Meta Superintelligence Labs' David Singleton elaborated: This was a very deliberate choice - your Muse Secur … Read the full story at The Verge.
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