Instinct AI Raises Privacy Concerns Over Broad Data Access
· Technology · TechCrunch
Instinct, a new AI personal assistant in private testing, has raised privacy concerns due to its extensive data access permissions. The San Francisco-based tool, developed by Spear Street Technology, connects to users' email, messaging apps, calendar, audio, location, and screen. Testers report its impressive task-handling capabilities, but highlight worrying terms in its service agreement. These terms grant Instinct broad rights to use and modify user data, including screen captures and keyboard inputs, and allow it to act on users' behalf. Reports indicate the AI retained Gmail records despite deletion requests, though the team later added a data deletion tool.
Why it matters
Potential users must weigh convenience against risks of granting an AI broad access to personal data, which could be used without their explicit ongoing consent.
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