Meta says Muse exposing its filesystem to users is "intended behavior"
The Verge AI · rss · 2026-09-26
The Verge reports that users discovered Meta's Muse chatbot would expose its filesystem — revealing internal details the bot itself said it shouldn't share. Muse now eagerly serves up filesystem contents on request, and Meta's David Singleton says this was "a very deliberate choice," with Nat Friedman calling it "intended behavior." The episode has sparked debate over agent security boundaries.
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