Meta AI warns that your chatbot conversations may be public. This is the way to get them private.

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Meta AI warns that your chatbot conversations may be public. This is the way to get them private.

Yuan A new popup has been added in the Meta AI application to warn users about the public they posted. In general, you should never assume anything you tell an AI chatbot is private. However, it seems that some Meta AI users are not aware that their chatbot conversations can be published for viewing around the world.

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The public discovery feed in Meta AI applications is full of people’s interactions with chatbots. and Various publication Report Last week, the app sometimes posted sensitive or embarrassing conversations, audio and images that users might consider confidential. Mashable’s own exploration of app discovery feeds confirmed this, discovering meta-AI conversations of people who have experienced difficult breakups, attempting to self-diagnose medical conditions, and even posting personal photos that want AI to edit.

Meta AI has now added a new warning to users that their prompt is public. First reported by business insidersThis message pops up when you click the “Share” button in one of your interactions with Meta AI. The To Feed button will then appear at the bottom of the screen, below the warning reading, “The prompt you posted is public and visible. Meta may suggest your prompts on other Meta applications. Avoid sharing personal or sensitive information.”

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Business Insider reports that Meta AI users have been having to hit those “share” and “post for Feed” buttons to post their conversations to discovery feeds. However, judging from the information that appears there, it seems that many users may not understand what this means. The new pop-up appears to be targeting clearer targets. As of Monday, Meta AI’s discovery feed is now dominated by images generated by AI and occasional universal text cues for multi-mono accounts.

Fortunately, users can also opt out of the unsuspecting and unintentional over-sharing feed in the native AI settings for some extra security. Even so, it’s better to be aware of what you tell Meta AI and any other AI Chatbot you decide to use.

How to maintain meta AI chat

In addition to staying away from Meta AI’s “Share” button, you can further protect your tips by tweaking the app’s privacy settings. This is the way to keep meta-AI conversations confidential.

Step 1: Open the Meta AI application.

Step 2: Click on your profile picture in the upper right corner.

Step 3: Click “Data and Privacy”.

Screenshot of Meta AI settings with red arrow pointing "Data and Privacy" Options.

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Step 4: Click “Manage Your Information”.

Screenshot of Meta AI data and privacy settings, red arrow pointing "Manage your information" Options.

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Step 5: Click “Make all public prompts see only all your prompts”.

Also, if you no longer want to record your own metaAI conversations and want to wipe them, select “Delete all prompts”.

The Manage Your Information menu in Meta AI app, with red arrow pointing to

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Step 6: Click “Apply to All”.

The screenshot of META AI asks the user whether to make all public prompts visible to themselves only.

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After you have done this, you may also want to prevent Meta from sharing your tips on Instagram and Facebook. You can do this through separate settings in the Meta AI app.

Step 1: Open the Meta AI application.

Step 2: Click on your profile picture in the upper right corner.

Step 3: Click “Data and Privacy”.

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Step 4: Click “Tips to suggest you on other applications”.