# Meta AI builds detailed profiles of children from years of family posts

DevFeed: [Meta AI builds detailed profiles of children from years of family posts](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/meta-ai-builds-detailed-profiles-of-children-from-years-of-family-posts-26611.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/family-and-parenting/2026/09/meta-ai-builds-detailed-profiles-of-children-from-years-of-family-posts>)

Author: Danny Bradbury

Published: 2026-09-15T09:44:10Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Malwarebytes](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/malwarebytes.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Meta](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/meta.md>), [Instagram](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/instagram.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [automated](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automated.md>), [facebook](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/facebook.md>), [family-and-parenting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/family-and-parenting.md>), [information](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/information.md>), [instagram](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/instagram.md>), [issue](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/issue.md>), [location](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/location.md>), [meta](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/meta.md>), [photos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/photos.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [profile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/profile.md>), [social-media](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/social-media.md>), [statement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/statement.md>)

## AI overview

A mother says Meta AI assembled detailed profiles of her young daughters by connecting names, birth details, photos, videos, and location information from family posts across Facebook and Instagram. Meta acknowledged that the feature should not have prompted questions about personal topics and said it fixed the issue.

## Source excerpt

A mother says Meta AI pieced together names, birth details, photos, and location information about her young daughters from years of family posts.