Meta Muse instructions outline hourly profiles of users’ contacts
Instructions extracted by researcher Karan Joshi describe profiles that could track relationship history and suggest ways to strengthen ties. Meta says Muse draws on public information and details users choose to share.
Meta’s Muse AI assistant may be instructed to create and update profiles of people in a user’s life every hour, according to system instructions extracted by researcher Karan Joshi and reported by WIRED. The material describes a possible feature; it does not establish how widely or consistently it operates.
The instructions cover family, partners, friends, colleagues and other contacts. A profile could include facts, relationship history, shared interests and unresolved conversations, as well as suggestions such as a reason to call or a date to remember.
Joshi accessed the files through Muse’s chat interface and shared them with WIRED. The instructions say profiles may begin sparsely and fill out over time, and direct the system to rely on available evidence rather than invent details.
Meta spokesperson Daniel Roberts told WIRED that Muse gathers information from public sources and what users choose to share. The company says each user’s data is stored in a dedicated virtual machine, and users can review or delete memories and disconnect external services.
The scope and accuracy of any profiles remain unclear. Oxford researcher Carissa Véliz told WIRED that AI systems can infer information users have not explicitly provided, and that those inferences may be correct or incorrect.
Muse can connect with services including email, financial accounts and health data, according to WIRED. Meta says the assistant seeks confirmation before actions such as sending email or making purchases, and gives users an audit log of its activity and planned actions.
