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Meta Patents AI To Continue Accounts
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Business Insider reports Meta was awarded a 2023 patent for a feature that uses AI trained on users' past posts to simulate accounts and continue posting when users are absent, including if deceased. The patent, credited largely to CTO Andrew Bosworth, details 'digital twin' bots that post, respond, and message, raising privacy and ethical concerns as startups offer similar services.
Key Points
- 1Describes AI-trained digital twins that simulate users by posting, messaging, and responding after absence.
- 2Raises privacy and ethical risks because simulated accounts could be controlled, manipulated, or persist without consent.
- 3Suggests practitioners and platforms must update policies, consent mechanisms, and data-retention controls for posthumous AI use.
Scoring Rationale
Strong corporate patent news and credible filing, but limited novelty beyond existing startups and ethical uncertainty.
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