Mark Zuckerberg's Meta AI has a public feed of chats, which can be disheartening to read as people share personal and intimate information.
Users seem confused about their chats being public on Meta AI's stand-alone chatbot app launched in late April.
The public feed includes conversations about grief, child custody, financial distress, and more, with users possibly unaware of their posts being public.
The 'Discover' feed on Meta AI showcases interactions, prompts, and images from users, resembling a Facebook or Instagram feed solely for Meta AI.
Some interactions observed on the feed include requests for legal advice, prayers, weight-loss tips, and even personal conversations with deceased loved ones.
Users can share their chat history or images to the public feed, but it requires explicit action by clicking 'Share' and 'Post.'
The feed also reveals users' real identities, making it possible to track them on other platforms, leading to some unintentionally shared intimate conversations.
Although most content on the Discover feed is mundane, the presence of personal and unintentionally shared information raises concerns about privacy and user awareness.
Meta AI's consumer-facing features appear lackluster compared to their ambitious AI development goals, causing skepticism about the value and utility of the public feed.
While Meta's intent behind the feed was to showcase AI usage, the experience suggests a mix of mundane, personal, and unintentional interactions that may not align with user expectations.