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How good an AI agent is depends on the personal information you share, and this raises privacy concerns.

How good an AI agent is depends on the personal information you share, and this raises privacy concerns.

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October 19th, 2026

How good an AI agent is depends on the personal information you share, and this raises privacy concerns.

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Matt Robb is a content creator in Toronto. He wanted to sell his computer keyboard.

多伦多的内容创作者马特·罗布想卖掉他的电脑键盘。

He posted it on Facebook Marketplace and let Muse, Meta's new AI agent, take charge.

他在Facebook Marketplace上发布了信息,并让Meta的新AI代理Muse主导操作。

In less than a day, a buyer he did not know came to his home late at night.

不到一天,一个他不认识的买家深夜出现在他家门外。

It turned out that Muse had made the deal on its own.

原来Muse自行达成了交易。

It agreed to the pickup, shared his home address, and even sent a message saying "Yes, I'm here!" by itself.

它同意取货后分享了他的家庭住址,还自动发送了一条“是的,我在这里!”的消息。

Robb had no idea about any of this.

罗布对此毫不知情。

Robb said Muse gave his address and accepted the offer. It almost seemed to tease the person while he was away.

罗布说,Muse不仅给出了他的地址并接受了报价,还几乎像是在他不在时戏弄那个人。

Many people welcome AI agents into their online lives.

许多人欢迎AI代理进入自己的在线生活。

They praise these personal helpers for easily handling everyday tasks. These include ordering food, planning trips, or organizing an inbox.

他们称赞这类个性化助手能轻松处理日常任务,比如订餐、规划旅行或整理收件箱。

But like other AI bots, these agents are only as good as the information they can access.

但与其他AI机器人一样,这些代理的好坏取决于它们能访问的信息。

The more they know about users, the better they perform.

它们对用户了解得越多,表现就越好。

This may also include knowing about a user's friends, family, or even coworkers.

其中也可能包括对用户的朋友、家人甚至同事的了解。

This raises privacy concerns.

这引发了隐私担忧。

Robb eventually settled things with the buyer.

罗布最终与买家和解。

He learned from Meta that his address was shared. This was because of permissions he first gave Muse to access his Marketplace profile.

他从Meta处了解到,分享地址是因为他最初授予Muse访问其Marketplace个人资料时的权限。

Georgia Tech assistant professor Veronica Rivera says using an AI agent is like handing someone your keys. It is also like handing over your to-do list.

佐治亚理工学院助理教授维罗妮卡·里维拉说,使用AI代理就像把钥匙和待办事项清单交给别人。

The risk depends on which keys you hand over.

风险取决于你交出了哪些钥匙。

Since its launch in September, downloads of Meta's Muse app have grown fast. Competition is also getting stronger.

自9月推出以来,Meta的Muse应用下载量猛增,竞争也在加剧。

OpenAI recently launched a series of "always-on" AI assistants called dots.

OpenAI最近推出了名为dots的“始终在线”AI助手系列。

It can be built into ChatGPT and work platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams.

它可以集成到ChatGPT以及Slack和Microsoft Teams等工作平台中。

Unlike chatbots that respond to prompts, AI agents run in a loop.

与按提示回应的聊天机器人不同,AI代理在循环中运行。

Even when the user is not paying attention, it can take steps on its own.

即使用户没有关注,它也能主动采取步骤。

University of Toronto professor Ebrahim Bagheri says this. Once an AI agent gets user information, it is hard to fully take back access.

多伦多大学教授易卜拉欣·巴盖里说,一旦AI代理获得用户信息,就很难完全撤回访问权限。

Data the agent has already seen "cannot be taken back."

代理已经看到的数据“无法收回”。

Meta and OpenAI both made privacy policies for their new AI agents.

Meta和OpenAI都为新AI代理制定了隐私政策。

They let users delete information or take back access. But information the agent already received is not deleted automatically.

它们允许用户删除信息或撤回访问权限,但之前收到的信息不会自动删除。

Meta says Muse learns about users from public information and content users choose to share.

Meta表示,Muse基于公开信息和用户选择分享的内容了解用户。

But Meta also notes that it may still "make mistakes or take unexpected actions."

但Meta也指出,它仍可能“犯错或采取意外行动”。

In Rob's case, Muse also suggested he would accept a price $100 below his set minimum.

在罗布的案例中,Muse还曾暗示他会接受比设定最低价低100美元的价格。

Meta admitted this pricing mistake.

Meta承认了这一定价错误。

Rob later mostly disconnected Muse from his app. But he said he would consider turning it on again in the future.

罗布后来基本断开了Muse与他的应用的连接,但表示会考虑将来重新启用。

Apple said this month that it will add new controls to the Mac system.

苹果本月表示将为Mac系统引入新控制措施。

This is to deal with AI agents that use apps like email, messages and browsing history. Users may not fully know about this.

这是为了应对AI代理在用户不完全知情下访问邮件、消息和浏览历史等应用。

Rivera also warned that when an agent reads your inbox, it also reads messages from friends and family.

里维拉还警告说,当代理阅读你的收件箱时,它也在阅读朋友和家人发给你的内容。

Even if they never clearly agreed to it.

即使他们从未明确同意。

October 19th, 2026

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