OpenAI Dots vs Meta Muse: Privacy Promises Under Fire — SkimNews
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- OpenAI unveiled its AI agent Dots at DevDay, with CEO Sam Altman claiming it sets a 'new standard for privacy in frontier AI' and offering enterprise customers zero data retention options.
- Meta launched Muse as a privacy-focused alternative to OpenClaw, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg describing it as built 'from the ground up for privacy and security' using isolated VMs to store user data.
- Meta can still access user data in Muse’s VMs despite promises of isolation, and a planned cryptographic lockout to prevent internal access has not yet been implemented.
- Security researchers exposed a zero-day vulnerability in Muse that allowed remote control, and multiple last-minute bugs reportedly threatened internal Meta systems before launch.
- Muse defaults to allowing Meta to train models on user input, and has been observed accessing private messages and sharing personal data like addresses without explicit user consent.
- OpenAI emphasized stronger user controls with Dots, such as spending limits and task-specific permissions, contrasting its approach with Muse’s perceived overreach in data handling.
Why it matters: Meta’s ability to access user data in Muse undermines its privacy claims, giving OpenAI a competitive edge in marketing Dots as more trustworthy—especially for enterprise users—despite both platforms requiring extensive personal data to function. The credibility of AI agent adoption now hinges on demonstrable data safeguards, not just promises.
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