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"The future is for everyone," Zuckerberg says, describing future that is primarily good for Meta.
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30-billion parameter LLM, Meta's first in more than a year, signals Meta's return to the open weights arena. Open version of Muse Spark to follow
"The future is for everyone," Zuckerberg says, describing future that is primarily good for Meta.
Metas internal AI coding assistant issued a flawed command based on outdated documentation, bypassing access controls. 47 employees accessed compromised staging database for 2 hours, exposures 12 million records including PII, ad targeting datasets, and API keys. GDPR/CCPA violations under investigation.
Meta is considering shutting down its social media services in New Mexico after being found liable for using AI-driven features that harmed children's mental health and facilitated child sexual exploitation. State prosecutors demand platform changes to address addictive features, age verification, and privacy protections for children.
Facebook data leak exposes Balkan troll farm political disinformation. System: Facebook recommendation system Developer: Meta/Facebook Affected Countries: USA Technology used: Recommendation algorithm System purpose: Scare/confuse/destabilise Ethical/Safety Issues: Accuracy/reliability; Mis/disinformation
A US jury found Meta and YouTube negligent for using AI-driven platform designs that caused social media addiction and mental health harm to a young woman. The verdict, praised by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, marks a legal precedent holding tech companies accountable for AI-enabled harm to users.
Meta AI smart glasses reportedly captured intimate images and video through their visual query feature, including material allegedly recorded when users did not intend to activate the camera. According to a Swedish investigation, some of this content was later viewed by subcontracted human reviewers in Kenya, exposing highly private moments from users' homes and daily lives.
A supply chain attack on the open-source AI tool LiteLLM compromised Mercor, an AI recruiting startup, exposing sensitive customer data and AI training information. The breach, claimed by Lapsus$, affected thousands of firms, led Meta to halt collaboration with Mercor, and raised concerns over AI data security and national security risks.
Meta's AI-driven ad platforms have facilitated billions of scam ads, including dangerous health products, causing financial and health harm to users. Internal documents reveal AI chatbots permitted sexual banter with children. Meanwhile, Meta deploys AI to estimate user age and protect minors, but risks of privacy violations and wrongful exclusion remain.
Meta fined USD 1.4 billion for unlawful use of facial recognition. System: Tag Suggestions Developer: Meta/Facebook Affected Countries: USA Technology used: Facial recognition System purpose: Suggest friends to tag Ethical/Safety Issues: Privacy
Molly Russell Instragram, Pinterest suicide. System: Instagram Developer: Meta/Instagram; Pinterest Affected Countries: UK Technology used: Recommendation algorithm; Content moderation system System purpose: Recommend content Ethical/Safety Issues: Safety
An autonomous AI agent inside Meta posted incorrect technical advice on an internal forum without human approval. An employee followed it, exposing proprietary code, business strategies, and user-related datasets to unauthorized engineers for two hours. Classified as Sev-1.
In Italy, the parents of a 12-year-old girl who died by suicide in February 2024, supported by other families and advocacy groups, have filed a civil lawsuit against Meta and TikTok. They allege that AI-driven recommendation algorithms repeatedly exposed minors to harmful content, contributing to mental health deterioration and suicide, and demand urgent action on age verification.
A Colorado woman celebrated legal verdicts against Meta and YouTube, whose AI-powered platform designs were found liable for harms to children, including her son's death from a fentanyl-laced pill bought via social media. The verdicts highlight the role of AI-driven content recommendation in facilitating harmful interactions.
Facebook fined for violating privacy of 200,000 South Koreans. Developer: Meta/Facebook Affected Countries: S Korea Technology used: Facial recognition System purpose: Collect facial biometrics Ethical/Safety Issues: Privacy
In Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, an AI-driven Meta Alert System detected a suicide-related Instagram post by an 18-year-old. The system promptly notified police, who located and rescued the youth within 12 minutes, preventing a suicide attempt. The incident underscores AI's critical role in harm prevention.
Robot kills SKH Metals worker. Affected Countries: India Technology used: Robotics System purpose: Weld metal sheets Ethical/Safety Issues: Safety
Rheinmetall will supply the German Bundeswehr with AI-powered loitering munitions capable of autonomously identifying and attacking targets. The €300 million contract covers a large, undisclosed number of drones, with deliveries starting in 2027. The autonomous nature of these weapons poses significant risks of harm in future military operations.
The German Bundeswehr is procuring thousands of AI-supported loitering munitions (combat drones) from Rheinmetall, Helsing, and Stark Defence for deployment in Lithuania. These autonomous or semi-autonomous drones, capable of lethal action, raise concerns over their accuracy, political influence, and the inherent risks of AI-powered weapon systems.