Meta says it wrote its own rules for AI agents that act for you. With no shared standards, the article asks why anyone should trust the company that wrote them.
Meta has written its own rulebook for AI agents, the programs that take actions on your behalf. No common rules cover these tools yet, so the company set its own. A Fast Company piece asks the obvious question: why would anyone trust Meta to do that?
An AI agent is software that does things for you instead of just answering questions. The idea is that you hand it a task and it carries it out. Today, no shared set of rules says how these agents should behave, so each company decides for itself.
The article points to Meta's history with data. It calls the company a symbol of shameless and exploitative data harvesting. The same skill with data that built one of the most effective advertising platforms ever made also led to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Whistleblowers such as Frances Haugen and Sarah Wynn-Williams are cited as further reasons for doubt.
The material available does not spell out what Meta's rules say or how they would be enforced. It also does not say which products they cover or when they take effect.
If an AI agent will handle your accounts or purchases, check who set its rules and what data it can see before you turn it on.
Before letting an AI agent touch your accounts or purchases, find out who wrote its rules and what data it can see.
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