Meta plans to automate risk assessments for many of its products

According to a report by Jinse Finance, internal documents reveal that an AI-driven system may soon be responsible for assessing up to 90% of the potential hazards and privacy risks involved in updates to Meta applications such as Instagram and WhatsApp. NPR states that an agreement reached in 2012 between Facebook (now Meta) and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission requires the company to conduct privacy reviews of its products, assessing the risks of any potential updates. Until now, these reviews have primarily been conducted by human evaluators. Reportedly, under the new system, Meta indicates that product teams will be required to fill out a questionnaire about their work, after which they will typically receive an "instant decision" identifying risks by AI, along with requirements that must be met before updates or features are released.