Meta says it’s changing AI suggestions after posing invasive personal questions

<figure> <img alt="Vector illustration of the Meta logo." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25546027/STK043_META_CVIRGINIA_D.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Meta says it's making changes to the prompts suggested by its AI chatbot after a viral video showed it digging for personal information about a woman's young daughters,<a href="https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mother-horrified-meta-ai-family"> as reported earlier by <em>Futurism</em></a>. In a statement to <em>The Verge</em>, Meta spokesperson Dina El-Kassaby says the company "missed the mark," adding that "the feature never should have prompted the individual with questions like that."</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Last week, Instagram user Kalie Robins <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcy8LU3S7DF/">posted a video</a> explaining how Meta AI presented her with an invasive suggestion after cross-posting a clip to Facebook. The AI prompt, "Who is the child passenger?" appeared beneath a video of her and her child sin …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/993974/meta-ai-prompt-invasive-suggestions">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>