Meta Deploys AI to Accelerate and Enhance Risk Review During Product Development

Meta is using artificial intelligence to handle some of the tasks that help it build safer products and services, the company said in a Tuesday (March 31) blog post.

The firm’s AI-powered Risk Review program has enabled Meta to identify risks earlier, apply safeguards more consistently during product development and monitor the outcomes continuously, according to the post.

The risk review process encompasses the identification and mitigation of potential privacy, safety and security concerns, as well as compliance with applicable legal requirements, across products and features for smartphones, computers and wearable devices, the post said.

At Meta, AI now automates and optimizes parts of this process by prefilling documentation, surfacing relevant product requirements, reducing time spent on intake, helping reviews move faster, and helping teams quickly scan product proposals, per the post.

“Importantly, this AI evolution within Risk Review doesn’t replace human judgment — it strengthens it,” Michel Protti, chief compliance and privacy officer, product at Meta, wrote in the post.

“Now, with the help of AI, people can spot patterns sooner and identify things that may otherwise slip through the cracks. By pairing the efficiency and scalability of AI with the nuance and expertise of humans, we’re delivering better protections for the billions of people who use our products and services every day.”

This announcement follows some other reports released this month about how Meta is deploying AI across its operations.

It was reported March 24 that Meta Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth will lead the company’s efforts to adopt AI tools throughout its workforce. Bosworth said in a post on X that Meta has been integrating AI tools across the organization and expects them to give employees more power to accomplish their work.

On March 23, it was reported that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is building a “CEO agent” to assist him with his job. This AI agent has been helping Zuckerberg get information faster.

Meta said March 19 that over the next few years, it will shift the content enforcement efforts on its apps from the current third-party vendors to the company’s new AI systems. These systems will handle tasks such as repetitive reviews of graphic content, while people will still play key roles in critical decisions.

On March 11, the firm said it launched new AI-powered anti-scam tools for its platforms WhatsApp, Facebook and Messenger. Meta said these tools are designed to help users spot and avoid scammers.