Meta Seeks Patent for AI That Could Posthumously Manage Social Media Accounts

Meta has filed a patent application for a system that would allow artificial intelligence to assume control of a person's social media activity after their death or a prolonged absence. The application, submitted to U.S. authorities in late December and reviewed by Business Insider, outlines a technology designed to create a persistent 'digital presence' for users who vanish from online platforms.

The proposed system would train a language model on an individual's personal data. This AI would analyze the user's unique social media history—including their posting style, common phrases in comments, 'liking' habits, and content preferences. Once trained, the model could automatically generate reactions, reply to private messages, write comments, and participate in discussions, effectively mimicking the living user.

Meta's patent rationale suggests that a user's sudden disappearance can negatively impact the experience and engagement of their remaining connections. The technology aims to address this by maintaining the illusion of ongoing activity.

This development emerges amid growing public scrutiny of AI reliability. On February 4, a widespread outage of OpenAI's ChatGPT service left users globally unable to receive responses, highlighting the current fragility of even mainstream AI tools. Meta's patent pushes the ethical and technical boundaries of how these systems might integrate into deeply personal aspects of digital life.

Source: Lenta.RU