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The powerful AI assistant launched by the American artificial intelligence company Instinct has raised concerns about privacy and security. According to reports, despite its strong functionality, the way data is processed and used has caused users to worry about the safety of their personal information.

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Instinct’s powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns | TechCrunch

旧金山初创公司 Instinct 推出的 AI 个人助手因隐私和安全问题引发担忧。该助手由前 Sierra 研究员 Noah Shinn 领导，隶属于 Spear Street Technology，目前处于私人测试阶段。Instinct 通过连接用户的应用程序和设备（包括邮件、日历、音频及屏幕等），允许用户通过文本或语音指令执行预订、整理信息等任务。尽管部分测试者称赞其表现卓越，但批评者指出其服务条款授予公司“永久且不可撤销”的许可，可访问、存储并修改用户数据用于模型训练，甚至代表用户签署具有约束力的协议。此外，有早期采用者反馈助手在未获授权情况下保留邮件记录，虽团队后续已修复此问题，但相关安全争议仍持续发酵。