Meta pauses Muse chat sharing after links were found on the web

In short: Meta has paused a Muse feature that lets people share AI chat conversations by link after researchers found many of those links could be discovered online.

What happened

Meta’s Muse app includes a sharing option that creates a web page for a specific conversation. Anyone with the link can open that page.

This week, security researchers at Claroc said they found more than 6,800 Muse sharing links by looking at public DNS records. DNS is like the internet’s address book. It helps computers find websites, and some DNS information can be viewed publicly.

Claroc said the way Muse built these links made them easier to find than many people would expect. According to the researchers, the link included readable words from the chat’s title plus a random ID. Claroc said the website address often hinted at what the page contained before they even opened it. Claroc reported seeing shared conversations that appeared to include sensitive information, such as a marketing company’s revenue review, a workplace’s full-year staff calendar, and a small business loan application.

Meta confirmed it has paused the sharing feature while it reviews the report. Muse spokesperson Tracy Clayton told The Verge that people can share specific “Muse artifacts,” which creates a page that can be accessed by anyone who has the link. She added that Meta is considering changes to how these links can be discovered.

Why it matters

Many people treat a “share link” like handing a note to a friend. This report is a reminder that some links can act more like an unlisted page that is still possible to stumble upon. If you share AI chats that include private details about your work, money, health, or family, it is worth assuming those details could spread further than you intended.

Source: The Verge AI